Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges.

European mountains · Pieria Prefecture · Greece · 2,918 m

Peaks of Mount Olympus seen from the blue route, Olympus National Park, Greece.

About Mount Olympus

Mount Olympus is Greece’s highest mountain, with Mytikas reaching 2,918 metres. It is an Olympus massif near the Gulf of Thermai in northern Greece.

Mount Olympus is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges. The highest peak, Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917.727 metres (9,572.60 ft) and is the highest peak in Greece, and one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence.

Mount Olympus is Greece’s highest mountain, with Mytikas reaching 2,918 metres. It is an Olympus massif near the Gulf of Thermai in northern Greece.

Documented mountaineering milestones

  • 1913 — First successful ascent of Mytikas, the highest peak of Olympus: Christos Kakalos, Frédéric Boissonnas and Daniel Baud-Bovy

Routes and approaches

A well-known ascent approaches Mytikas from Spilios Agapitos Refuge, most commonly via Skala, while the more difficult alternative follows Louki.

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