It appears that Strabo is right when he describes a valley or depression as separating Anticragus and Cragus and the highest part, which towers above the sea at the Seven Capes, seems to be the eight summits that Strabo speaks of. The side towards the sea is so steep, that from this lofty summit the waves are seen breaking white against the base of this precipitous mountain mass. From the summit there is a view of the whole plain of Xanthus, and of the gorges of the Massicytus, which lies east of it. The first half of the ascent from the plain is through a thick forest, and the remainder over bare rock. Between the two chief peaks is a plain 4000 feet above the sea and above it rises the highest peak of Cragus, more than 2500 feet above this elevated plain. There is a pass leading between the summits of Cragus and Anticragus. The ruins of Pinara are where Strabo describes them, on the east side of this range, about halfway between Telmissus and the termination of the range on the south coast. Beaufort's examination of this coast began at Yediburun, which means "the Seven Capes", a knot of high and rugged mountains that appear to have been the ancient Mount Cragus of Lycia.
In Francis Beaufort's map of the coast of Karamania, the Anticragus is marked 6000 feet high. The direction of the range shows that it must abut on the sea in bold headlands. The range of Anticragus and Cragus is represented in the map in Spratt and Forbes as running south from the neighbourhood of Telmissus, and forming the western boundary of the lower basin of the river Xanthus. There are coins of the town Cragus of the Roman imperial period, with the epigraph Λυκιων Κρ. Another city, Pinara, in the interior, was at the base of Cragus. Strabo (p. 665), whose description proceeds from west to east, after the promontory Telmissus, mentions "Anticragus", on which is Carmylessus, and then Cragus, which has eight "summits" ( or he may have meant "capes"), and a city of the same name Cragus (Lycia). In ancient times, Mount Cragus (also spelled Mount Cragos or Mount Kragus) was a principal mountain of ancient Lycia, although ancient names are sometimes difficult to match with the features observed today. It is also notable for the proximity of its summit to the sea (less than 5 km) which is one of the factors that make it particularly suitable and popular for paragliding.īabadağ, Mount Cragus and Anticragus
It is noted for its rich flora, including the endemic Acer undulatum, and forests of Cedrus libani. The mass is composed mainly of limestone. These two summits face each other and are separated by a flood valley, which led to the term " mountain range" to be used in some sources in association with Babadağ. The mountain has a principal summit at an elevation of 1,969 metres (6,460 ft) and a second one called "Karatepe" at an elevation of 1,400 metres (4,593 ft). Babadağ (ancient Mount Anticragus, Ancient Greek: Ἀντίκραγος) is a mountain near Fethiye, in Muğla Province, southwest Turkey.
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