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 Agaean and Mediterranean islands, and in Anatolia:

Name	Elevation	Range	Country	Coordinates
Mount Olympus (Thessaly) historically also Mount Belus	2,919 m or 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	2,543 m or 8,343 ft	Uludağ range	Turkey
Lycian Olympus also Phoenicus, Tahtalı Dağı	2,366 m or 7,762 ft	Taurus Mountains	Turkey
Mount Olympus (Cyprus) also Chionistra Χιονίστρα	1,952 m or 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	1,510 m or 4,954 ft		Greece
Mount Olympus (Euboea)	1,172 m or 3,845 ft		Greece
Olympus (Lesbos)	968 m or 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 or 1,598 ft		Greece	37°45′11″N 23°55′52″E / 37.753°N 23.931°E / 37.753; 23.931

United States

Name	State	County	USGS map	Coordinates
Mount Olympus	California	San Diego	Pechanga	33°24′39″N 117°06′06″W / 33.41083°N 117.10167°W / 33.41083; -117.10167
Mount Olympus	California	San Francisco	San Francisco North	37°45′47″N 122°26′40″W / 37.76306°N 122.44444°W / 37.76306; -122.44444
Mount Olympus	Colorado	Larimer	Panorama Peak	40°22′28″N 105°27′40″W / 40.37444°N 105.46111°W / 40.37444; -105.46111
Mount Olympus	Hawaii	Honolulu	Honolulu	21°20′20″N 157°46′49″W / 21.33889°N 157.78028°W / 21.33889; -157.78028
Mount Olympus	Kentucky	Bath	Olympia	38°02′37″N 083°38′50″W / 38.04361°N 83.64722°W / 38.04361; -83.64722
Mount Olympus	Utah	Salt Lake	Sugar House	40°39′24″N 111°46′13″W / 40.65667°N 111.77028°W / 40.65667; -111.77028
Mount Olympus	Vermont	Windsor	Bethel	43°49′31″N 072°44′40″W / 43.82528°N 72.74444°W / 43.82528; -72.74444
Mount Olympus	Washington	Jefferson	Mount Olympus	47°48′00″N 123°42′19″W / 47.80000°N 123.70528°W / 47.80000; -123.70528

Elsewhere

Name	Elevation	Continent	Country	Coordinates	Detail
Olympus Mons	27,000 m or 88,583 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
Mount Olympus (Canada)	2,897 m or 9,505 ft	North American	Canada	52°29′00″N 117°54′35″W / 52.48330°N 117.9097°W / 52.48330; -117.9097
Mount Olympus (Tasmania)	1,472 m or 4,829 ft	Oceania	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)	1,449 m or 4,754 ft	Oceania	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

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