Nuorunen

Nuorunen (Russian: Нуорунен) is a peak in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is the highest point of the Federal Subject.[1]

Nuorunen
Нуорунен
View of the mountain on a clear day
Highest point
Elevation577 m (1,893 ft)[1]
Prominence329 m (1,079 ft)[1]
Coordinates66°08′41″N 30°14′41″E[1]
Geography
Nuorunen is located in Karelia
Nuorunen
Nuorunen
Location in the Republic of Karelia, Russia
LocationLoukhsky District
Republic of Karelia,
Russia
Parent rangeMaanselka
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom the Paanajärvi National Park

The peak is located in the Paanajärvi National Park, a 1,045 square kilometres (403 sq mi) protected area.[2]

Description

Nuorunen is a 576.7 metres (1,892 ft) high mountain located just south of the Arctic circle in the Russian part of the Maanselka range. The mountain rises in the northwestern sector of the Loukhsky District, east of the Finnish border.[3] The top of the mountain is barren, offering a clear panorama of the surrounding area. There is a very large boulder on the top, allegedly a sieidi.[4][5][6]

View from the summit.
Sieidi at the mountaintop.

See also

References

  1. Mt Nuorunen, Russia - PeakVisor
  2. Паанаярви - Горные тундры
  3. Google Earth
  4. V. Mizin, The Perched Boulders, glacier or man-made in the Northern Hemisphere
  5. L.K. Pozdnyakov, Pine forests of Karelia and increasing their productivity, Karelian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, 1974 (in Russian)
  6. PV - Paanajärvi National Park
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