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Kilpisjärvi

473 m1,552 ft
Area
23 km²
Max depth
48 m
Tonight
0°CPartly cloudy · Wind 47 km/h NW

Kilpisjärvi is a lake at 473 m above sea level in Norrbotten County, Sweden, 23 km² in area and 11.3 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
473 m
Length
11.3 km
Shoreline
45.5 km
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Lake

Kilpisjärvi in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

11.3 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
45.5 km
3D map

Kilpisjärvi 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 13.3 × 13.3 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Kilpisjärvi terrain and contours

20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 100 mShowing west → east through the centre

Kilpisjärvi elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Kilpisjärvi weather

Today · Light snow showers · 0 / 1°C (32 / 34°F) · 3.0 mm · Wind 47 km/h NW

Kilpisjärvi forecast for about 473 m.

  • Today0°1°3.0 mm47 km/h NW
  • Fri2°4°2.6 mm43 km/h W
  • Sat0°4°10.0 mm50 km/h W
  • Sun1°2°9.9 mm21 km/h W
  • Mon-2°2°2.5 mm27 km/h W
  • Tue-4°-2°–19 km/h W
  • Wed-4°-3°–16 km/h E
  • Thu-4°-4°–15 km/h NW
  • Fri-4°-4°4.1 mm16 km/h NW
  • Sat-5°-4°–15 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Nov 5, 05:29 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Kilpisjärvi

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Kilpisjärvi, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    1.4 km NE

    +2 more within 1.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Kilpisjärven Lomakeskus Tundrea

    2.4 km E · +1 more within 3.7 km

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  • Nearest campsite

    Kilpisjärven Retkeilykeskus

    3.5 km NNW

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  • Nearest trailhead

    Saana kesäreitti

    5.2 km NNW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
Parking1.4 km NE
Parking1.7 km NNE
Parking1.8 km ESE
Kilpisjärven Lomakeskus TundreaCaravan site2.4 km E
Kilpisjärven RetkeilykeskusCampsite3.5 km NNW
Caravan site3.7 km NNW
Saana kesäreittiTrailhead5.2 km NNW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 13.3 × 13.3 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 88% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
87.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
10.9%
Steep, 30–45°
1.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.2%
Steeper than 30°
1.5% of the 177 km² view
Relief in view
556 m low point 471 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 42.5%Moss & lichen 25.9%Water 20.6%Trees 10.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 6.6 km of Kilpisjärvi.

NESW5 km10 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Pikku-Malla739 m 3.2 km NNW
  2. 2Saana1,029 m 3.8 km ENE
  3. 3Salmivaara656 m 5.3 km SSE
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6.6 km; 555 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Swedish Cornel116
  • Blue Mountain-heath113
  • Eight-petal Mountain-Avens90
  • Arctic bell-heather83
  • Roseroot82
  • Moss Campion80
Where it sits

Where Kilpisjärvi sits

Region
Norrbotten County9Sweden31Finland29Europe2,374
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
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Kilpisjärvi downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-06)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia