North-west Lapland
Tunturi-Lappi
Enontekiö

Pihtsusköngäs

Käsivarsi Wilderness Area in the "arm" of is the most popular of the wilderness areas in . It features all of Finland's peaks over 1000 m but nearby Saana. It borders Reisa National Park in Norway.
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  • Type: Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Enontekiö, Finland
  • Also known as: “Bihčosgorži”, “Pitsuskoengaes”, and “Pitsusköngäs”

Pihtsusköngäs

Latitude
69.20055° or 69° 12′ 2″ north
Longitude
21.27847° or 21° 16′ 43″ east
Elevation
729 metres (2,392 feet)
Height
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
9GX3672H+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5540963680
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Geo­Names ID
12511157
Wiki­data ID
Q2326924
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Satellite Map

Discover Pihtsusköngäs from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Pihtsusköngäs” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Czech: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Dutch: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Finnish: “Pihtsusköngäs”
  • Finnish: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • German: “Bihčosgorži”
  • German: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Latvian: “Pitsuskengess”
  • Northern Sami: “Bihčosgorži”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bihčosgorži”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bihčosgorži”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Norwegian: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Persian: “آبشار پیتسوس‌کانگاس”
  • Portuguese: “Pihtsusköngäs”
  • Portuguese: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Spanish: “Pitsusköngäs”
  • Swedish: “Bihčosgorži”
  • Swedish: “Pitsusköngäs”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pihtsusköngäs and Vuopmegašoaivi.

Enontekiö: Must-Visit Destinations

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Pihtsusköngäs”. Photo: MattiPaavola, CC BY-SA 3.0.