Highest roads of Greece
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.
List of highest mountain 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 | 2.270m (7,447ft) | 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 Vitsi | 2.113m (6,932ft) | Florina/Kastoria | Asphalt |
| 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 Koutra | 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 | 1.898m (6,227ft) | Central Greece | Asphalt |
| Mount Ida | 1.897m (6,223ft) | Crete | Gravel |
| Nyala Pass | 1.868m (6,128ft) | Thessaly | Gravel |
| Mount Timfristos | 1.862m (6,108ft) | Evrytania | Asphalt |
| Karava | 1.824m (5,984ft) | Thessaly | Gravel |
| Vasilitsa | 1.821m (5,974ft) | Western Macedonia | Asphalt |
| Kissavos (Mt Ossa) | 1.819m (5,967ft) | Thessaly | Gravel |
| Sarantena | 1.811m (5,941ft) | Evrytania | Gravel |
| Panachaiko | 1.801m (5,908ft) | Southern Greece | 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 |
| Prophet Elias Church | 1.743m (5,718ft) | Karditsa | Asphalt |
| Mount Kaliakouda | 1.741m (5,711ft) | Central Greece | Gravel |
Pic: Zoran Ristic
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