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, A
natural park, member of UNESCO's
Global Geoparks Network, includes the Agathias and the Mt. Ida massif as a whole. == Access to the summit ==