| Mount Agathias | |
| Other Name: | Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγκαθιάς |
| Elevation M: | 2424 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 103 |
| Location: | Crete, Greece |
| Map: | Greece |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 35.2202°N 24.7836°W |
| First Ascent: | ancestral |
| Easiest Route: | hike |
Mount Agathias (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αγκαθιάς), at 2,424 m, is one of the highest mountains on Crete.[2]
Located in the Rethymno regional unit, the Agathias stands close to the Psiloritis, the highest summit of Mount Ida massif and of the whole island. It belongs to the water divide between the southern part of Crete, tributary of the Libyan Sea, and the northern one, facing the Aegean Sea. A saddle at 2321 m West of mount Agathias connects it with the Psiloritis, while eastwards the ridge continues with Mount Voloumenou.[3] A natural park, member of UNESCO's Global Geoparks Network, includes the Agathias and the Mt. Ida massif as a whole.
The summit of Mount Agathias can be reached following a track on a rocky terrain branching from the E4 European long distance path.[4]