Orrdalsklint

{{Short description|Highest point on the autonomous region of Åland Islands in Finland}}

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| location = Saltvik, Åland

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Orrdalsklint, at 129.1 metres (423.6 ft) above sea level,[http://kansalaisen.karttapaikka.fi/kartanhaku/paikannimihaku.html?query=hae&hakutapa=paikannimihaku&nimi=Orrdals+klint&kunta=&e=120438&n=6707747&scale=8000&tool=siirra&styles=normal&lang=fi&mode=rasta Kansalaisen karttapaikka] National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 16 December 2013. is the highest point on the autonomous region of Åland in Finland.[http://www.ls.aland.fi/museum/arkeologi_orrdalsklint.pbs Ålands högsta berg – Orrdalsklint] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131215122306/http://www.ls.aland.fi/museum/arkeologi_orrdalsklint.pbs |date=2013-12-15 }} Museibyrån. (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 December 2013. The hill is located in the municipality of Saltvik, some 7 kilometers Northeast of the town center.

An observation tower and a cabin for hikers are located on the top.

Orrdalsklint would be one of the first parts of Åland to rise out of the sea 10,000 years ago.{{cite book |last= Mattsson|first=Benita |date= 2000 |title=Alla Tiders Åland Från istid till EU-inträde |location= |publisher= Ålands landskapsstyrelse |page= |isbn=951894671X }}{{cite book |last= Karlsson|first=Marita |date= 1993 |title=SEVÄRT STENÅLDER |location= |publisher= Ålands landskapsstyrelse |page= |isbn= }} The first people from the Comb Ceramic culture and Pitted Ware culture would arrive to Orrdalsklint about 6,000 years ago. During World War I a military guard hose would be built on top of Orrdalsklint. The observation tower and cabin were built during World War II for air observation.

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Category:Hills of Finland

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