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Rukatunturi

493 m1,617 ft
Prominence
159 m522 ft
Isolation
43 km
Tonight
0°CCloudy · Wind 12 km/h SE

Rukatunturi is a 493 m (1,617 ft) fell in North Ostrobothnia, Finland.

All facts
Elevation
493 m · 1,617 ft
Nearest higher peak
Nuorunen (577 m)
Region
North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Coordinates
66.1660° N, 29.1519° E
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3D map

Rukatunturi 3D map

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Topographic map

Rukatunturi topographic map

10 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 50 mShowing west → east through the summit

Rukatunturi elevation profile

West → east through the summit

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Weather

Rukatunturi weather

Tonight · Cloudy · 0°C (32°F) · Wind 12 km/h SE

Rukatunturi forecast for the summit, about 493 m.

  • Tonight0°–12 km/h SE
  • Today0°3°1.1 mm16 km/h SE
  • Sun3°5°–20 km/h SE
  • Mon5°6°2.9 mm19 km/h SE
  • Tue5°5°5.1 mm18 km/h S
  • Wed5°6°–21 km/h S
  • Thu4°5°–17 km/h S
  • Fri3°4°–12 km/h NW
  • Sat1°3°–10 km/h SW
  • Sun2°2°–13 km/h SW
  • Mon1°2°–13 km/h SW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 00:30 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Rukatunturi

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

  • Nearest parking

    Rukan Parkkihalli

    0.6 km W · +2 more within 0.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Ruka Caravan

    1.1 km ESE · +2 more within 5.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Valtavaara

    2.9 km NE

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Viipuksen Leirintäalue

    4.4 km NNW

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 8
PlaceDistance
Parking0.5 km SW
Parking0.6 km W
Rukan ParkkihalliParking0.6 km W
Ruka CaravanCaravan site1.1 km ESE
Ruka Caravan laajennusosaCaravan site1.2 km ESE
ValtavaaraHut2.9 km NE
Viipuksen LeirintäalueCampsite4.4 km NNW
Iisakki Village campingCaravan site5.3 km SE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 92% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
92.0%
Moderate, 15–30°
7.2%
Steep, 30–45°
0.8%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.8% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view
230 m low point 262 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 78.5%Water 10.0%Grassland 8.0%Built-up 2.2%Wetland 0.7%

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

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3 km; 217 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Swedish Cornel45
  • Caribou16
  • Mountain Hare14
  • Arctic Kidney Lichen14
  • Cloudberry12
  • Alpine bearberry12
Where it sits

Where Rukatunturi sits

Region
Finland15Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 492 m at the summit; the official height is 493 m.Official 493 m90 m model 489 mThis map 492 m

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

SourceSummitDifference
Official height (Wikidata)493 m—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)492 m-1 m
Copernicus GLO-90489 m-4 m

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 2025 (scene 2025-07-22)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison
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
Official website · Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia