It stretches from the village Monastiraki, near Vonitsa, in the north to Astakos in the south, with a total length of nearly 40 km.

On the summit of Perganti is a radio tower facility which services the region surrounding the Ambracian Gulf.

Autumn sees even cooler temperatures with heavy rainfall as the area receives over 40 inches (1,000 mm) of rain per year.

January and February are the coldest months with snow falling in the villages that surround the range that are as low as 250 meters.

The main villages on the Acarnanian Mountains are Monastiraki in the north, Palairos in the northwest, Kandila in the west, Astakos in the south and Katouna in the east.