Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus (Ελληνικά. Όλυμπος; also transliterated as Ólympos, and on Greek maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece at 2,919 metres high (9,577 feet). Since its base is located at sea level, it is one of the highest mountains in Europe in terms of topographic prominence, the relative altitude from base to top. It is situated at , in mainland Greece. It is located in Macedonia, about 100 km away from Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city.

Mount Olympus is noted for its very rich flora with several endemic species. The highest peak on Mount Olympus is Mitikas at 2,919 metres high (9,577 feet), which in Greek means "nose" (an alternative transliterated spelling of this name is "Mytikas"). Mitikas is the highest peak in Greece, the second highest being Skolio (2912 m).

In Greek mythology the mountain was regarded as the "home of the gods", specifically of the Twelve Olympians, the twelve principal gods of the ancient Hellenistic world. Any climb to Mount Olympus starts from the town of Litochoro, which took the name City of Gods because of its location on the roots of the mountain.

Mount Olympus is a popular mountain name. Apart from the Greek Olympus, there was a mountain of the same name in ancient Phrygia and also currently one in Cyprus, one in Utah, one in Washington, one in San Francisco, CA, one on Mars, and many others.

See also

  • List of Greek mythological figures
  • List of tallest mountains by country
  • Geography of Greece
  • Mount Meru (mythology)
  • Olympus Mons, Mars - tallest known volcano and mountain in our solar system
  • Heaven

The Mount Olympus and the national Park around it was recently selected as main motif for a high value euro collectors' coin; the €10 Greek National Park Olympus commemorative coin, minted in 2005. On the reverse, the War of the Titans on Mount Olympus is portrayed along with flowering branches on the lower part of the coin. Above the scene is written, in Greek, 'National Park Olympus', while on the bottom of the coin, close to the edge, is the issuing year.

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Tsvetana Petrova
21 September 2014
A fantastic mountain, I just can't believe that just a few km away from the beaches there are forests, rocks and the most beautiful peaks ever: Mitikas, Stephani(The Throne of Zeus), Skolio, Skala.
Visit Greece
6 February 2012
An ideal place for the lovers of alternative activities, ranging from trekking to paragliding, canyoning, rafting, climbing and so many more
Lefteris Moissiadis
2 July 2012
Explore the top of the world
ApostolisM
14 August 2014
Trekking, hiking, climbing, canyoning!
Χριστινα Καργακη
spazieren .....
Damianos Aivazidis
24 October 2014
Το βουνό των θεών
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