Sandras Mountain

Located at the Western edge of Taurus Mountains, creeks of Dalaman in the East/Southeast and Namnam in the Southwest surround the Sandras Mountain. We see Beyağaç and Köyceğiz counties in the North and South respectively. Its summit is in Çiçekbaba Hill. Southern slopes are slighly populated. The area hosts a variety of plants and birds.

Surface area : 133,760 ha
Location: 37.09N 28.83E
Altitude: 50 - 2295 m
Cities: Muğla, Denizli
Counties: Tavas, Acıpayam, Muğla central, Beyağaç, Ula, Köyceğiz, Dalaman

Indigenous plants:

Bolanthus stenopetalus, Ferulago sandrasica, Genista sandrasica, Gypsophila davisii, Lamium sandrasicum, Pilosella sandrasica, Silene brevicalyx, Thlaspi leblebici and Tragopogon oligolepis

Birds:

Circaetus Gallicus (LC), Lullula Arborea (LC)

Butterflies:

Glaucopsyche alexis (VU), Maniola megala
Source: Doğa Derneği

Protection status: None
Imminent threats: Akköprü, Narlı (planned) and Sami Soydam (planned) dams on Dalaman Creek.