Olympus
Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος; also transliterated as Ólympos, and on Greek maps, Óros Ólimbos) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is 2,917.727 metres (9,572.60 feet) high.[1] Since its base is at sea level, it is one of the highest mountains in Europe in terms of topographic prominence, the relative altitude from base to top.
| Mount Olympus (Olimpos) | |
|---|---|
 Mount Olympus: View from Litochoro | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,917.727 metres (9,573 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,355 metres (7,726 ft) |
| Isolation | 254 km (158 mi)  |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 40°05′08″N 22°21′31″E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Olympus (Olimpos) Location of Mount Olympus in Greece | |
| Location |  Greece |
| Parent range | Olympus |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Mytikas Summit
In Greek mythology the mountain was regarded as the "Home of the Gods", specifically of the Dodekatheon, the twelve principal gods of the ancient Hellenistic world.[2]
References
- Ampatzidis, Dimitrios; Moschopoulos, Georgios; Mouratidis, Antonios; Styllas, Michael; Tsimerikas, Alexandros; Deligiannis, Vasileios-Klearchos; Voutsis, Nikolaos; Perivolioti, Triantafyllia-Maria; Vergos, Georgios S.; Plachtova, Alexandra (2023-04-01). "Revisiting the determination of Mount Olympus Height (Greece)". Journal of Mountain Science. 20 (4): 1026–1034. doi:10.1007/s11629-022-7866-8. ISSN 1993-0321.
- Wilson, Nigel (2005). Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece. Abingdon, England: Routledge. p. 516.
Other websites
Media related to Mount Olympus at Wikimedia Commons
- Revisiting the determination of Mount Olympus Height (Greece)
- Mount Olympus
- Greek Mountain Flora Archived 2009-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
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