Nuorunen Explained

Nuorunen
Other Name:	Нуорунен
Elevation M:	577
Prominence M:	329
Map:	Russia Karelia
Coordinates:	66.1447°N 30.2447°W
Location:	Loukhsky District Republic of Karelia, Russia
Range:	Maanselka
Easiest Route:	From the Paanajärvi National Park

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

The peak is located in the Paanajärvi National Park, a protected area.^[2]

Description

Nuorunen is a 576.7m (1,892.1feet) 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]}

See also

• List of highest points of Russian federal subjects
• List of mountains and hills of Russia

External links

• • Hiking trail to Mt. Nuorunen

Notes and References

1. https://peakvisor.com/peak/gora-nuorunen.html Mt Nuorunen, Russia - PeakVisor
2. https://paanajarvi-park.com/gornye-tundry/ Паанаярви - Горные тундры
3. [Google Earth]
4. https://neara.org/pdf/Mizin_perched_rocks.pdf 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. https://peakvisor.com/park/paanajaervi-national-park.html PV - Paanajärvi National Park