Luosto
| Luosto | ||
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 Aerial view of the Luosto |
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| height | 514 m | |
| location | Lapland , Finland | |
| Coordinates | 67 ° 9 '0 " N , 26 ° 53' 0" E | |
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| Type | Fjell | |
The Luosto [ luɔstɔ ] is a 514 meter high Fjell in northern Finland . It is located in the area of the municipality of Sodankylä in central Lapland .
The Luosto consists of several peaks and forms with the Pyhätunturi Fjell , which adjoins to the southeast, a 35-kilometer mountain range that clearly stands out from the flat surroundings. The highest peak of Luosto is called Ukko-Luosto. It can be reached via a staircase with 670 steps. The Luosto was formed two billion years ago and consists of hard quartzites that could withstand erosion and were abraded into a round fell by the glaciers of the Ice Age .
Together with the Pyhätunturi, the Luosto belongs to the Pyhä-Luosto National Park . At the foot of the Luosto there is a ski sports center of the same name with a hotel and seven ski slopes. Luosto and the neighboring ski center Pyhä am Pyhätunturi record a total of around 110,000 overnight stays per year, making them one of the smaller ski centers in Lapland.
Web links
- Website of the Ski Sports Center Luosto (Finnish / English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ As of 2003, Lapin liitto: Tourism in Finland and Lapland (Engl.), P. 78.