Yudychvumchorr

Yudychvumchorr (Russian: Юдычвумчорр) is a peak in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It is the highest point of the oblast and of the Kola Peninsula. The peak is also the highest point of the European side of the Russian Arctic, not counting Arctic islands.^[1][2]

Yudychvumchorr
Юдычвумчорр
Yudychvumchorr near sunset
Highest point
Elevation	1,201 m (3,940 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,051 m (3,448 ft)[1]
Coordinates	67°43′21″N 33°28′06″E[1]
Geography
Yudychvumchorr Location in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Location	Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Parent range	Khibiny Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route	From Apatity or Kirovsk

The name of the mountain originated in the Kildin Sami language.^[3][specify]

Description

Yudychvumchorr is a 1,201 metres (3,940 ft) high mountain located north of the Arctic Circle in the Khibiny Mountains. The mountain rises in the southwestern sector of the Kola Peninsula.^[4] The Malaya Belaya river flows within a deep valley at the foot of the mountain in the south and southeast. Formerly the 1,189 metres (3,901 ft) high Chasnachorr had been considered the highest point of the Khibiny.^[2]

See also

• List of highest points of Russian federal subjects
• List of mountains and hills of Russia