Pallastunturi
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 View of the Pallastunturi massif from the summit of Sammaltunturi . The peaks of the Laukukero, Taivaskero, Pyhäkero, Palkaskero and Pallaskero can be seen (from left to right). |
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| Highest peak | Taivaskero ( 809 m ) |
| location | Finnish Lapland |
| Coordinates | 68 ° 5 ' N , 24 ° 3' E |
The Pallastunturi is a mountain range in the Finnish part of Lapland .
It consists of the seven fells Taivaskero (809 m), Laukukero (785 m), Pyhäkero (775 m), Lehmäkero (745 m), Palkaskero (705 m), Orotuskero (685 m), and Pallaskero (646 m). Measured by its notch height , the Taivaskero is the highest mountain in Finland with a good 500 m prominence compared to the surrounding flatlands, but in absolute height it is far surpassed by the Haltitunturi (1324 m) in the far north-west of Finland. The Pallastunturi lies on the territory of the municipalities Enontekiö and Muonio and represents one of the 27 “national landscapes ” of Finland . As early as 1938, the entire mountain range was placed under nature protection with the establishment of the Pallas-Ounastunturi National Park; In 2005 it was merged with some adjacent nature reserves to form the Pallas Yllästunturi National Park .
