Nuorunen (russian: Нуорунен) is a peak in the

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. It is the highest point of the

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Paanajärvi National Park Paanajärvi National Park is a Russian national park in the Loukhsky District of northwestern Republic of Karelia, in northwestern Russia. The park was established in 1992. It has received a PAN Parks certificate. Geography Paanajärvi Nationa ...

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Nuorunen is a high mountain located just south of the

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in the Russian part of the Maanselka range. The mountain rises in the northwestern sector of the

Loukhsky District Loukhsky District (russian: Ло́ухский райо́н; krl, Louhen piiri) is an administrative district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.Constitution of the Republic of Karelia It is located in the north of th ...

, east of the Finnish border.

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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 Sieidis ( sme, sieidi, fi, seita, sv, sejte, russian: сейд) are Sami cultural items, usually a rock with unusual shape. Sieidis are found in nature in certain sacred places, for example at the sea or river beaches or on the mountain. The word ...

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Hiking trail to Mt. Nuorunen
Loukhsky District

Nuorunen Nuorunen (russian: Нуорунен) is a peak in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is the highest point of the Federal Subject The federal subjects of Russia, also referred to as the subjects of the Russian Federation (russian: субъ ...

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