OLYΜPUS X/C OPEN 2020-HELLENIC LEAGUE

Mount Olympus (/oʊˈlɪmpəs," style="color:#0b0080"> əˈlɪm-/;^{" style="color:#0b0080">[4]} " style="color:#0b0080">Greek: Όλυμπος Olympos, for " style="color:#0b0080">Modern Greek also transliterated Olimbos, " style="color:#0b0080">[ˈolimbos] or " style="color:#0b0080">[ˈolibos]) is the highest " style="color:#0b0080">mountain in " style="color:#0b0080">Greece. It is located in the Olympus Range on the border between " style="color:#0b0080">Thessaly and " style="color:#0b0080">Macedonia, between the regional units of " style="color:#0b0080">Pieria and " style="color:#0b0080">Larissa, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from " style="color:#0b0080">Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges.^{">" style="color:#0b0080">[5]} The highest peak, Mytikas (Μύτικας Mýtikas), meaning "nose", rises to 2,917 metres (9,570 ft).^{">" style="color:#0b0080">[2]} It is one of the highest peaks in " style="color:#0b0080">Europe in terms of " style="color:#0b0080">topographic prominence.^{" style="color:#0b0080">[6]}

Olympus is notable in Greek mythology as the home of the Greek gods, on Mytikas peak. It is also noted for its exceptional biodiversity and rich flora. It has been a National Park, the first in Greece, since 1938. It is also a World Biosphere Reserve.^[2]

Every year, thousands of visitors admire its fauna and flora, tour its slopes, and climb its peaks. Organized mountain refuges and various mountaineering and climbing routes are available. The usual starting point for climbing Olympus is the town of Litochoro, on the eastern foothills of the mountain, 100 km (62 mi) from Thessaloniki.