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:

Name Elevation Range Country Coordinates Detail
Mount Olympus (Thessaly)
historically also Mount Belus 		2919 m
9,577 ft 		Pindus Greece 40°05′0″N 22°21′0″E / 40.08333°N 22.35000°E / 40.08333; 22.35000
Mysian Olympus
also Bithynian Olympus, Uludağ 		2543 m
8,343 ft 		Uludağ Turkey 40°04′14″N 29°13′18″E / 40.07056°N 29.22167°E / 40.07056; 29.22167
Lycian Olympus
also Phoenicus, Tahtalı Dağı 		2366 m
7,762 ft 		Taurus Mountains Turkey 36°32′13″N 30°26′31″E / 36.53694°N 30.44194°E / 36.53694; 30.44194
Mount Olympus (Cyprus)
also Chionistra Χιονίστρα 		1952 m
6,404 ft 		Troodos Mountains Cyprus 34°56′N 32°52′E / 34.933°N 32.867°E / 34.933; 32.867
Mount Olympus (Ionia)
also Nif Dağı 		1510 m
4,954 ft 		Turkey 38°18′N 27°1′E / 38.300°N 27.017°E / 38.300; 27.017
Mount Olympus (Euboea) 1172 m
3,845 ft 		Greece 38°29′N 23°52′E / 38.483°N 23.867°E / 38.483; 23.867
Olympus (Lesbos) 968 m
3,176 ft 		Greece 39°04′21″N 26°21′12″E / 39.0725°N 26.3534°E / 39.0725; 26.3534
Laureotic Olympus (Attica)
also Attic Olympus 		487 m
1,598 ft 		Greece 37°45′11″N 23°55′52″E / 37.753°N 23.931°E / 37.753; 23.931

North America

Name Elevation State/Province County Country Coordinates Detail
Mount Olympus 2897 m
9,505 ft 		Alberta Canada 52°29′00″N 117°54′35″W / 52.4833°N 117.9097°W / 52.4833; -117.9097 Jasper National Park
Mount Olympus[1] 675 m
2,215 ft 		California San Diego United States 33°24′40″N 117°06′09″W / 33.4112°N 117.1024°W / 33.4112; -117.1024
Mount Olympus[2] 171 m
561 ft 		California San Francisco United States 37°45′48″N 122°26′44″W / 37.7633°N 122.4455°W / 37.7633; -122.4455 Buena Vista neighborhood
Mount Olympus[3] 2678 m
8,786 ft 		Colorado Larimer United States 40°22′30″N 105°27′42″W / 40.3749°N 105.4617°W / 40.3749; -105.4617 Roosevelt National Forest
Mount Olympus[4]
also Awāwaloa 		748 m
2,454 ft 		Hawaii Honolulu United States 21°20′09″N 157°46′43″W / 21.3358°N 157.7785°W / 21.3358; -157.7785
Mount Olympus (Kentucky)[5] 362 m
1,188 ft 		Kentucky Bath United States 38°02′38″N 83°38′48″W / 38.0438°N 83.6466°W / 38.0438; -83.6466
Mount Olympus[6] 2747 m
9,012 ft 		Utah Salt Lake United States 40°39′24″N 111°46′15″W / 40.6566°N 111.7709°W / 40.6566; -111.7709 Wasatch Front
Mount Olympus[7] 2417 m
7,930 ft 		Washington Jefferson United States 47°48′05″N 123°42′38″W / 47.8013°N 123.7106°W / 47.8013; -123.7106 Olympic National Park

Southern Hemisphere

Name Elevation Continent Range Country Coordinates Detail
Mount Olympus (Antarctica)[8] 2400 m
7,874 ft		 Antarctica Britannia Range Ross Dependency 80°12′42″S 156°46′26″E / 80.2116°S 156.7739°E / -80.2116; 156.7739 A rectangular, flat, ice-covered mountain.
Mount Olympus (Tasmania) 1472 m
4,829 ft 		Oceania Tasmania Australia 42°02′24″S 146°06′36″E / 42.04000°S 146.11000°E / -42.04000; 146.11000 Located in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania.
Mount Olympus-East Peak (Tasmania) 1449 m
4,754 ft 		Oceania Tasmania Australia 42°02′43″S 146°07′05″E / 42.04528°S 146.11806°E / -42.04528; 146.11806 Located in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in Tasmania.

Mars

Name Elevation Coordinates Detail
Olympus Mons 27,000 m
89,000 ft 		18°24′N 226°00′E / 18.4°N 226°E / 18.4; 226 An extinct volcano on Mars and the largest known mountain in the Solar System.

References

  1. ^ "Mount Olympus, San Diego County, California". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  2. ^ "Mount Olympus, San Francisco, California". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "Mount Olympus, Colorado". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "Mount Olympus, Hawai'i". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "Mount Olympus, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "Mount Olympus, Utah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  7. ^ "Mount Olympus, Washington". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  8. ^ "Mount Olympus, Antarctica". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

See also

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