Ochi Mountains
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Ochi or the Ohi Mountains (Greek: Όχη) is a mountain in the southeastern part of the island and the prefecture of Euboea
Euboea
Euboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...

 about 35 km east of the city of Chalkida. Its maximum elevation is 1,372 m. The GR-44
Greek National Road 44
Greek National Road 44 is a highway linking the cities of Thiva, Chalkida and Karystos. The total length is nearly 200 km. The highway passes in the prefectures of Viotia and Euboea. Much of the highway has curvy roads....

 passes to the south. There are a very few roads in the mountain.

Nearest places

  • Kallianou, northeast
  • Komiti, east
  • Platanistos, southeast
  • Aetos, south
  • Marmari
    Marmari
    Marmari is a village and a former municipality in Euboea, Greece, in the southeastern end of the island. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Karystos, of which it is a municipal unit. The Greek National Road 44 runs through Marmari. There are ferry routes with...

    , southwest
  • Agios Dimitrios, northwest

Information

Much of the mountains are made up of grasslands and bushes as well as unvegetated parts, a part of the mountain range features pine trees. A few roads are in the area.

Panorama

Its panorama includes the nearby mountains the southern part of the island. It can also offer the view of the mainland especially the eastern part of the Attica
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...

 prefecture and region. It also offers views of the island of Andros
Andros
Andros, or Andro is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, approximately south east of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . Its surface is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and well-watered valleys. The area is...

 and Tenos of the Cyclades
Cyclades
The Cyclades is a Greek island group in the Aegean Sea, south-east of the mainland of Greece; and a former administrative prefecture of Greece. They are one of the island groups which constitute the Aegean archipelago. The name refers to the islands around the sacred island of Delos...

Islands.
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