Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus is a mountain in Greece, rising to 2,917 m, the highest point in Greece.
Where it is
Mount Olympus lies in Greece, in Central Macedonia.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pýrgos | 2,475 m | 4.1 km |
| Voúrinos | 1,866 m | 59 km |
| Kissós Óros | 1,201 m | 86 km |
| Óros Pílion | 1,610 m | 93 km |
| Páïko Óros | 1,536 m | 97 km |
| Voras | 2,524 m | 106 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Olympus.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kateríni | Greece | 53,293 | 25 km |
| Lárisa | Greece | 146,926 | 51 km |
| Véroia | Greece | 44,464 | 51 km |
| Kozáni | Greece | 36,481 | 53 km |
| Náousa | Greece | 19,887 | 66 km |
About this mountain
Mount Olympus stands 2,917 m high and is the highest peak in Greece. Its nearest higher ground lies 254 km away, making it the most isolated summit of that elevation on the continent. The nearest peak in the dataset, Pýrgos, is 4.1 km away at 2,475 m. Mount Olympus has a topographic prominence of 2,355 m.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Olympus | 2,917 m |
| 2 | Óros Smólikas | 2,637 m |
| 3 | Kaïmaktsalán | 2,528 m |
| 4 | Voras | 2,524 m |
| 5 | Gkióna | 2,510 m |
| 6 | Óros Týmfi | 2,497 m |
| 7 | Pýrgos | 2,475 m |
| 8 | Parnassus | 2,457 m |
| 9 | Óros Ídi | 2,456 m |
| 10 | Timios Stayros | 2,456 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Mount Olympus?
- Mount Olympus rises to 2,917 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Mount Olympus?
- Mount Olympus is in Greece, in Central Macedonia.
- Where does Mount Olympus rank?
- It is the 1st highest of the 70 peaks we list in Greece, and #4,430 worldwide.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Olympus?
- Kateríni, Greece, about 25 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.