List of peaks named Olympus

Olympus is a popular mountain name, given to several peaks on Earth and one on Mars.

Europe

Mountains called Olympus (Όλυμπος) in Greek antiquity, located on the Greek mainland (notably Mount Olympus in Thessaly) and Mount Olympus (Cyprus), as well as on Aegean and Mediterranean islands, and in Anatolia:

NameElevationRangeCountryCoordinatesDetail
Mount Olympus (Thessaly)
historically also Mount Belus
2,919 m or 9,577 ft Pindus Greece 40°05′0″N 22°21′0″E
Mysian Olympus
also Bithynian Olympus, Uludağ
2,543 m or 8,343 ft Uludağ Turkey 40°04′14″N 29°13′18″E
Lycian Olympus
also Phoenicus, Tahtalı Dağı
2,366 m or 7,762 ft Taurus Mountains Turkey 36°32′13″N 30°26′31″E
Mount Olympus (Cyprus)
also Chionistra Χιονίστρα
1,952 m or 6,404 ft Troodos Mountains Cyprus 34°56′N 32°52′E
Mount Olympus (Ionia)
also Nif Dağı
1,510 m or 4,954 ft Turkey 38°18′N 27°1′E
Mount Olympus (Euboea) 1,172 m or 3,845 ft Greece
Olympus (Lesbos) 968 m or 3,176 ft Greece 39.0725°N 26.3534°E / 39.0725; 26.3534
Laureotic Olympus (Attica)
also Attic Olympus
487 m or 1,598 ft Greece 37.753°N 23.931°E / 37.753; 23.931

North America

Name Elevation USGS Link State County Country USGS Map Coordinates Detail
Mount Olympus 2,897 m (9,505 ft) Alberta Alberta Canada 52.48330°N 117.9097°W Located in Jasper National Park
Mount Olympus California San Diego United States Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus 169 m (553 ft) California San Francisco United States Bethel
Mount Olympus Colorado Larimer United States Sugar House
Mount Olympus Hawaii Honolulu United States Panorama Peak
Mount Olympus Kentucky Bath United States Olympia
Mount Olympus 2,752 m (9,030 ft) Utah Salt Lake United States San Francisco North
Mount Olympus Vermont Windsor United States Pechanga
Mount Olympus 2,432 m Washington Jefferson United States Honolulu

Elsewhere

NameElevationContinentRangeCountryCoordinatesDetail
Olympus Mons 27,000 m or 88,583 ft 18.4°N 226°E / 18.4; 226 An extinct volcano on Mars and the largest known mountain in the Solar System
Mount Olympus (Tasmania) 1,472 m or 4,829 ft Oceania Australia 42°02′24″S 146°06′36″E Located in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania
Mount Olympus-East Peak (Tasmania) 1,449 m or 4,754 ft Oceania Australia 42°02′43″S 146°07′05″E Located in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania
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