| Mount Olympus | |
| Other Name: | Chionistra |
| Elevation M: | 1952 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 1952 |
| Prominence Ref: | [2] |
| Map: | Cyprus |
| Relief: | 1 |
| Label Position: | right |
| Listing: | Country high point Ultra |
| Location: | Cyprus |
| Range: | Troodos |
| Coordinates: | 34.9364°N 32.8633°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Olympus, or Chionistra, (el|Όλυμπος or Χιονίστρα; tr|Olimpos Tepesi) at 1952m (6,404feet), is the highest point in Cyprus.[3] It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus.[4] 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. It has a highland warm-summer mediterranean climate.
Mount Olympus is formed of ultramafic rock, dominantly serpentinized harzburgite which is part of the Troodos ophiolite.[5]
The Mount Olympus Ski resort consists of the Sun Valley and North Face areas. Each area has its own ski lifts and runs, operated by the Cyprus Ski Club:
In the Sun Valley area there is a 55m rope tow baby lift as well.
Writing in the late first century BC or first century AD, the geographer Strabo reported that on one of its promontories was a temple to Aphrodite Acraea (grc|Ἀφροδίτης Ἀκραίας) which means Aphrodite of the Heights, which women were forbidden to enter.[6]