Located in southeastern Europe, Greece is the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. About 80% of Greece consists of mountains or hills, thus making Greece one of the most mountainous countries of Europe. It’s a mountainous, peninsular mainland jutting out into the sea at the southern end of the Balkans, with more than 300 larger or smaller mountains.
These are the highest passes of Greece:
Mountain pass |
Elevation |
Zone |
Surface |
Mt Voras-Kajmakčalan |
2.524m (8,281ft) |
Greece-FYR Macedonia |
Gravel |
Mount Olympus |
2.423m (7,949ft) |
Thessaly/Macedonia |
Gravel |
Mount Kyllini |
2.376m (7,795ft) |
Peloponnesus |
Gravel |
Mount Helmos |
2.340m (7,677ft) |
Southern Greece |
Gravel |
Mount Parnassus |
2.305m (7,562ft) |
Central Greece |
Asphalt/Gravel |
Prophet Elias Chapel |
2.232m (7,322ft) |
Central Greece |
Gravel |
Mount Timfristos |
2.192m (7,191ft) |
Evrytania |
Gravel |
Mount Giona |
2.148m (7,047ft) |
Central Greece |
Gravel |
Athamanika |
2.142m (7,027ft) |
Epirus |
Gravel |
Flabouro |
2.131m (6,991ft) |
Central Macedonia |
Gravel |
Mount Vitsi |
2.128m (6,982ft) |
Northern Greece |
Asphalt |
Ziria peak |
2.115m (6,938ft) |
Peloponnesus |
Gravel |
Mount Kaliakouda |
2.101m (6,893ft) |
Central Greece |
Gravel |
Falakro Oros |
2.081m (6,827ft) |
East Macedonia |
Asphalt/Gravel |
Lakmos |
2.059m (6,755ft) |
Epirus |
Gravel |
Radomir |
2.031m (6,663ft) |
Greece-Bulgaria |
Gravel |
Vardousia |
2.026m (6,646ft) |
Phocis / Phthiotis |
Gravel |
Mavra Kremna |
2.016m (6,614ft) |
Western Crete |
Gravel |
Tsouka Petsik |
1.990m (6,528ft) |
Epirus |
Gravel |
Trigia |
1.974m (6,476ft) |
Thessaly |
Gravel |
Lapata |
1.964m (6,443ft) |
Trikala |
Gravel |
Mount Pangeo |
1.929m (6,328ft) |
East Macedonia/Thrace |
Asphalt/Gravel |
Mount Oeta |
1.914m (6,279ft) |
Central Greece |
Gravel |
Drakolimni Smolika |
1.914m (6,279ft) |
Epirus |
Gravel |
Baros Pass |
1.905m (6,250ft) |
Central Greece |
Asphalt |
Mount Ida |
1.897m (6,223ft) |
Crete |
Gravel |
Mount Timfristos |
1.862m (6,108ft) |
Evrytania |
Asphalt |
Karava |
1.824m (5,984ft) |
Thessaly |
Gravel |
Vasilitsa |
1.821m (5,974ft) |
Western Macedonia |
Asphalt |
Mount Ossa |
1.819m (5,967ft) |
Thessaly |
Gravel |
Sarantena |
1.811m (5,941ft) |
Evrytania |
Gravel |
Skinakas |
1.752m (5,748ft) |
Crete |
Asphalt |
Samarina-Fourka road |
1.747m (5,731ft) |
W. Macedonia-Epirus |
Asphalt |
Katara Pass |
1.746m (5,728ft) |
Central Greece |
Asphalt |
Panachaiko |
1.743m (5,718ft) |
Southern Greece |
Gravel |
Prophet Elias Church |
1.743m (5,718ft) |
Karditsa |
Asphalt |