Mount Olympus (Cyprus)

Mount Olympus (Cyprus)
Mount Olympus
Chionistra

Mount Olympus Peak in Summer
Elevation 1,952 m (6,404 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,952 m (6,404 ft) [2]
Listing Country high point
Ultra
Location
Mount Olympus is located in Cyprus
Mount Olympus
Location of Mount Olympus in Cyprus
Location Cyprus
Range Troodos
Coordinates 34°56′11″N 32°51′48″E / 34.93639°N 32.86333°E / 34.93639; 32.86333Coordinates: 34°56′11″N 32°51′48″E / 34.93639°N 32.86333°E / 34.93639; 32.86333[3]

Olympus, or Chionistra, at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), is the highest point in Cyprus.[3] It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus.[4] A British long range radar currently operates at Mount Olympus' peak. The Mount Olympus Ski resort, Sun Valley and North Face, has three T bars, one chairlift, and seven runs.

On one of its promontories was a temple to Aphrodite of the Heights (Greek: ἀκραία), which women were forbidden to enter.[when?][5]

References

  1. ^ "Olympos (Chionistra)" on summitpost.org Retrieved 1 October 2011
  2. ^ "Olympos" on Peaklist.org, Europe Ultra-Prominences Retrieved 1 October 2011
  3. ^ a b "Olympus" on Peakbagger.com Retrieved 1 October 2011
  4. ^ "Country Profile: Climate". Official Website of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Washington D.C.. http://www.cyprusembassy.net/home/index.php?module=page&pid=11. Retrieved 2006-10-11. .
  5. ^ Strabo. Geography, XIV.6.3.

See also

  • List of European Ultras



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