Mainalo is the name of a mountain range in the Peloponnese and of a mountain in Arcadia, Greece. The Mainalo mountain range lies in the middle of the Peloponnese. Covering most of Arcadia, it stretching from the Tripoli plateau to the Lousios river and from Megalopoli to lake Ladon, spanning 6,070 square kilometres . its highest point, Profitis Ilias , at 1,981 m , is the highest point in Arcadia. The tallest mountain in the range, Mount Mainalo, has a length of 15 to 20 kilometers from southwest of Tripoli to northeast of Vytina, and a width of 5 to 10 kilometers from Zygovisti to Kapsas. The mountain is part of a Natura 2000 site, designated in March 2011, covering an area of 226 square kilometres . In the 19th and early 20th century, the mountain was known as Apano Chrepa.Mainalo is home to a ski resort, which is found at an elevation of 1,600 metres , with 7 ski slopes and 4 lifts, which are in an altitude of 1,550 to 1,770 metres .
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