The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Taygetus
(t´jts) (KEY) , mountain range of the Peloponnesus, S Greece, extending c.65 mi (100 km) north from the southern end of Cape Matapan. It rises to c.7,900 ft (2,410 m) at Mt. Hagios Ilias (Mt. St. Elias) SW of Sparta.