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Mount Olympus (Cyprus)

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Location
  
Cyprus

Prominence
  
1,952 m

Parent range
  
Troodos Mountains

Elevation
  
1,952 m

Mountain range
  
Troodos Mountains

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Listing
  
Country high point Ultra

Similar
  
Store Lenangstind, Tebulosmta, Korab, Mount Nemërçkë, Hvannadalshnúkur

Drive to mount olympus cyprus


Olympus, or Chionistra, at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), is the highest point in Cyprus. It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. Mount Olympus peak and the "Troodos Square" fall under the territory of Platres in Limassol District. A British long range radar currently operates at Mount Olympus' peak. The Mount Olympus Ski resort consists of the Sun Valley and North Face areas. Each area has its own chairlifts and runs.

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Map of Mount Olympos, Cyprus

Writing in the late first century BC of first century AD, the geographer Strabo reported that on one of its promontories was a temple to Aphrodite of the Heights (Greek: ἀκραία), which women were forbidden to enter.

There are 4 ski slopes:

  • Aphrodite or Sun Valley I, Length: 150m, Level: Beginner
  • Hermes or Sun Valley II, Length: 150m, Level: Intermediate
  • Dias/Zeus or North Face I, Length: 500m, Level: Advanced
  • Hera or North Face II, Length: 350m, Level: Beginner

    • References

    Mount Olympus (Cyprus) Wikipedia
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