Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges. The highest peak, Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917.727 metres (9,572.60 ft). It is one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence.
Mount Olympus' peaks in daytime
Mytikas: the highest peak
Stratospheric view of Mount Olympus
Muses' Plateau, with Stefani (the throne of Zeus) in the background
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (980 ft) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges.
Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain
Chimborazo, Ecuador, whose summit is the point farthest away from the Earth's center
Fuji volcano
Illustration of mountains that developed on a fold that has been thrust
