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[[File:Drakolimni Panorama 9s.jpg|thumb|300px|Drakolimni (Dragonlake), overlooked by Ploskos (center) and Astraka (right) peaks|alt=A small lake surrounded by alpine pasture with traces of snow and two mountain peaks in the background: center and right.]]
Between the two gorges lies the Tymfi mountain range. Its highest peaks are Gamila {{convert|2497|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, Astraka {{convert|2436|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, Ploskos {{convert|2400|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, and Lapatos {{convert|2251|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name= Hanlidou2/> A unique feature of this area are the natural pools formed by the erosion of local stream beds.<ref name=Pashos15/> In the high-altitude zone of Tymfi, a number of [[alpine lake]]s home to several rare amphibian species are found surrounded by alpine pasture. The biggest lake of the National Park, [[Drakolimni]] ("Dragonlake"), a formation that was created after the retreat of the [[glacier]]s,<ref name=Pashos15>Paschos, Nikolaou, Papanikos 2004, p. 15</ref> is located at a height of {{convert|2000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} on mount Tymfi. Its maximum depth is {{convert|4.95|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, while its surface covers {{convert|1|ha|acre|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Denoel">{{cite journal |last1=Denoël |first1=Mathieu |last2=Schabetsberger |first2=Robert |title=Resource partitioning in two heterochronic populations of Greek Alpine newts, Triturus alpestris veluchiensis |format=PDF |url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VR3-487F13Y-3-F&_cdi=6223&_user=275166&_orig=search&_coverDate=04%2F01%2F2003&_sk=999759998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtz-zSkWA&md5=79ea7bb224074bcd86d52938b3afa888&ie=/sdarticle.pdf |deadurl=yes |accessdate=2009-11-02 |work=University of Liège, Belgium. University of Salzburg, Austria; Acta Oecologica |year=2003 |volume=24 |pages=55–64 |doi=10.1016/S1146-609X(03)00043-2 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513160818/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B6VR3-487F13Y-3-F&_cdi=6223&_user=275166&_orig=search&_coverDate=04%2F01%2F2003&_sk=999759998&view=c&wchp=dGLbVtz-zSkWA&md5=79ea7bb224074bcd86d52938b3afa888&ie=%2Fsdarticle.pdf |archivedate=
A number of [[vertical cave]]s and precipices are found in the area around the village of [[Papingo]], which lies near Gamila and Astraka peaks. Some of them bear names inspired from [[Greek Mythology|mythology]], such as the ''Hole of [[Odysseus]]'' and ''Chasm of [[Epic poetry|Epos]]''. These are being studied and explored by caving enthusiasts. The cave of "Provatina" ("Ewe's Cave"), with a depth of {{convert|408|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, one of the deepest worldwide, was first discovered in 1965 by British [[Speleology|speleologists]] of the [[Cambridge University Caving Club]], and has since then been surveyed by a large number of expeditions. The nearby ''Chasm of Epos'', with a depth of {{convert|451|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, drains the water coming from the surrounding plateaus.<ref name=Paschos16>Paschos, Nikolaou, Papanikos 2004, p. 16</ref>
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