The Vermio Mountains (), known in antiquity as the Bermion (), is a mountain range in northern Greece. It lies between the Imathia Regional Unit of the Central Macedonia Region and the Kozani Regional Unit of the Western Macedonia Region. The range is west of the plain of Kampania. The town of Veria, which is the capital of Imathia, is at the base of these mountains. The highest point in the range is Chamitis peak (), elevation, west of Naousa. In Turkish the mountain is known as Karatash (Karataş), and in the Bulgarian it is known as Karakamen (Каракамен).
The Vermio Mountains are the site of ski resorts such as Seli and Tria Pente Pigadia.
It was mentioned in antiquity by Pliny,Pliny the Elder, Natural History IV.10 Strabo,Strabo VII.26. Stephen of Byzantium,John Anthony Cramer, A geographical and historical description of ancient Greece (1828) p233. Hierocles,John Anthony Cramer, A geographical and historical description of ancient Greece (1828)p233. Ptolemy,Ptol. iii. 12 and ThucydidesGeorge Grote, History of Greece: I. Legendary Greece. II. Grecian History to the Reign of Peisistratus at Athens, Volume 6 (J. Murray, 1854) p98-99. and Herodotus.Fitz Hugh Ludlow, David M. Gross, The Annotated Hasheesh Eater (David M Gross, 4 Oct. 2007) p95.George Grote, A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great, Volume 4 (J. Murray, 1862) p205-206. In classical times the mountain was thought by Herodotus to be impassible and according to tradition, paradise was on the other side. During Hellenistic times was an internal boundary of the Macedonian state.John Anthony Cramer, A geographical and historical description of ancient Greece (1828) p192.
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Greek Mountain Flora Encyclopædia Britannica entry (subscription required) Vermio terrain map by Geopsis