Luosto is a fell in Finnish Lapland, in the Sodankylä municipality. It is about high. It is part of

Pyhä-Luosto National Park Pyhä-Luosto National Park (''Pyhä-Luoston kansallispuisto'') is a national park in Lapland (Finland), Lapland, Finland. It was established in 2005 when Finland's oldest national park, Pyhätunturi National Park (established in 1938), was joined ...

. There is a weather radar on the fell top. The Luosto ski resort and

amethyst Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz. The name comes from the Koine Greek αμέθυστος ''amethystos'' from α- ''a-'', "not" and μεθύσκω (Ancient Greek) / μεθώ (Modern Greek), "intoxicate", a reference to the belief that t ...

mine are nearby. Kalevi Aho's 12th symphony is written in inspiration of this fell.

External links

Luosto-website

webcams

References

Inselbergs of Europe Geography of Lapland (Finland) Hills of Finland {{Lapland-geo-stub