🏔️ Katharo

Katharo is a plateau on the Dikti mountain on the island of Crete, in the regional unit of Lasithi. Administratively it belongs to the municipality of Agios Nikolaos,. It is 16 km (9.9 mi) from Kritsa and 12 km (7.5 mi) from Mesa Lasithi. It is 4 km (2.5 mi) long, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) wide and at an average altitude of 1,150 m (3,770 ft) above sea level,. On the west of Katharo are the peaks of Spathi and Lazaros, and on the North East and East are the peaks of Tsivi and Platia Koryfi. The waters of the Plateau drain through the Havgas gorge into the much larger but lower Lasithi Plateau, thus Katharo is part of river Aposelemis drainage area.