Legend of Mount Popa | Myanmar’s Mount Olympus

Mount Popa (Burmese: ပုပ္ပားတောင်) is an extinct volcano 1,518 metres (4,981 feet) above sea level, and located in central Myanmar (Burma) in the region of Mandalay about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Bagan (Pagan) in the Pegu Mountain Range. It can be seen from the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River as far away as 60 km (37 mi) in clear weather.