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Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges. [7] The highest peak, Mytikas (Μύτικας Mýtikas), meaning "nose", rises to 2,917.727 metres (9,572.60 ft) and is the highest peak in Greece, [1] [8] [9] and one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence. [10] In Greek mythology, Olympus is the home of the Greek gods, on ...
Peak Height Mountain range Regional unit m ft Olympus: 2,917 9,570 Olympus Larissa, Pieria: Smolikas: 2,637 8,652 Pindus: Ioannina: Kaimaktsalan: 2,524 8,281 Voras
The first recorded mention of Litochoro is in an account of a visit by Saint Dionysius (Greek: Άγιος Διονύσιος) to Mount Olympus in the 16th century. [3] The town is a popular destination for those wishing to climb Mount Olympus as almost all climbing routes begin to the southwest of the town.
Christos Kakkalos (Greek: Χρήστος Κάκκαλος; 13 July 1882 – 12 April 1976) was a Greek mountain guide. He led the 1913 expedition of the Swiss Daniel Baud-Bovy and Frédéric Boissonnas and is considered the first climber to have ascended Mytikas, [1] the highest peak of Mount Olympus (2917.727 m) in Greece. [2]
Mount Olympus (Greek: Όλυμπος, romanized: Ólympos) is a mountain in the east central part of the island of Euboea, Greece.Its maximum elevation is 1,172 m. [1] It is not the highest mountain of Euboea, that is 1,743 m high Dirfi, 16 km to the north.
Musala Peak, Rila Mountain, Bulgaria Mytikas Peak, Mount Olympus, Greece Maja e Jezercës, Accursed Mountains, Albania Vihren, Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria Radomir/Kalabak/Kerkini, Belasitsa, Bulgaria and Greece View of Botev Peak from I-6 road (Bulgaria)