Mont Olympe, Mountain peak in Bouches-du-Rhône, France.
Mont Olympe is a mountain summit in Bouches-du-Rhône featuring two distinct peaks positioned just meters apart in the Mediterranean landscape of southern France. The twin tops create a distinctive silhouette and are the highest points in this section of the region.
Prehistoric and Gallo-Roman remains found on the summit show the site was occupied early. The stone piles still visible on the ground form two enclosures, one backed by traces of cells to the north and two successive lines to the east, the easternmost with large blocks at a passage. The whole resembles a barred spur.
The name Olympe also inspired that of the dinosaur Pyroraptor olympius, whose remains were found at the foot of the massif. Walkers on the trail from the 582 m point south of the summit, above the bergerie du Perdu, can spot numerous fossils in the rock along the way.
The summit trail leaves from the 582 m point south of the top, above the bergerie du Perdu, and the path there carries many fossils. Trets lies at the foot of the massif, about 5 km west of the summit. The ground is bare rock and dry grass, so carry water and wear firm shoes.
The summit holds the remains of a prehistoric and Gallo-Roman occupation, laid out like a barred spur: lines of piled stones, one against traces of cells on the north side, two on the east side, the easternmost with large blocks at a passage. Aerial photos show two enclosures. The dinosaur Pyroraptor olympius, found at the mountain's foot, takes part of its name from it.
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