At 1,952 m (6,404 ft), Mount Olympus is the highest peak in Cyprus and is situated in the Troodos Mountains. Surprisingly, Mount Olympus has ski resorts that open during the winter.
2. Mont Blanc
Answer: France
At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps. Under the mountain is the 11.6km Mont Blanc Tunnel which is a major trans-Alpine route.
3. Carrauntoohil
Answer: Ireland
At 1,038 metres (3,406 feet), Carrauntoohil--or as the Irish call it, Corrán Tuathail--is in County Kerry in the Macgillycuddy's Reeks range.
4. Ta' Dmejrek
Answer: Malta
At 253 metres (830 ft), Ta' Dmejrek is Malta's highest point in the Dingli Cliffs area of the island, just eight miles from the capital, Valletta. Tombs cut into the rock in the local area have been found to date back to Phoenician, Carthaginian and Roman times.
5. Mount Elbrus
Answer: Russia
At 5,642 m (18,510 ft), Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Europe, situated in the Caucasus Mountains in Southern Russia very close to the Georgia border. Elbrus is a dormant volcano first ascended in 1829.
6. Hoverla
Answer: Ukraine
At 2,061 m (6,762 ft), Hoverla is Ukraine's highest point and part of the Carpathian Mountains. The name means "snow fortress" and it was first ascended in the late 19th century.
7. Monte Rosa
Answer: Switzerland
Situated in the eastern part of the Alps at 4,634 m (15,203 ft), Monte Rosa is the highest point in Switzerland. It is the second highest peak in The Alps and has three different names--in French, German and Italian, as all three languages are official languages of Switzerland.
8. Grossglockner
Answer: Austria
At 3,798 m (12,461 ft), Austria's highest point is the highest point in The Alps east of the Brenner Pass.
9. Zugspitze
Answer: Germany
At 2,962 m (9,718 ft), Zugspitze lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. which is a major ski resort with not just ski runs but two Olympic size ski jumps. Garmisch-Partenkirchen was also the site of the 1936 Winter Olympic games.
10. Ben Nevis
Answer: United Kingdom
At 1,344.527 m (4,411.18 ft), Ben Nevis is not only Scotland's highest point but also the United Kingdom's. It is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains and close to the town of Fort William, the second largest settlement in "The Highlands of Scotland". The summit is a collapsed dome of a ancient volcano.
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