Mount
Smolikas (,
Aromanian: Smolcu) is a mountain in the
Ioannina regional unit, northwestern
Greece. At a height of 2,637 metres above sea level, it is the highest of the
Pindus Mountains, and the second highest mountain in Greece after
Mount Olympus. The mountain consists of
ophiolite rocks. During several periods in the
Pleistocene the northern and eastern cirques and valleys were glaciated. The last
glaciers of this area retreated around 11,500 years ago. It is drained by the river
Aoos to the south, and the river Vourkopotamo (a tributary of the
Sarantaporos) to the north. There is a small alpine lake called "
Drakolimni Smolika" near the summit, at about 2200 m elevation. Nearby mountain ranges are
Tymfi to the south,
Gramos to the northwest,
Vasilitsa to the southeast and
Voio to the northeast.