Olympus

	280px Mount Olympus: View from Litochoro
Elevation	2,917.727 metres (9,573 ft)
Prominence	2,355 metres (7,726 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Location	Greece
Range	Olympus
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμποςcode: el is deprecated ; 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.

File:Mytikas summit PJS.jpg

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

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Other websites

Media related to Mount Olympus at Wikimedia Commons

Revisiting the determination of Mount Olympus Height (Greece)
Mount Olympus
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Location
280px Mount Olympus: View from Litochoro
Elevation	2,917.727 metres (9,573 ft)^[1]
Prominence	2,355 metres (7,726 ft)
Listing	Ultra

Location	Greece
Range	Olympus
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike