Saana
{{Short description|Mountain in Enontekiö municipality, Finland}}
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{{For|the Yemeni capital|Sanaa}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Saana
| photo = Saana at Kilpisjärvi, 2012 March.jpg
| photo_caption = Saana as seen from Lake Kilpisjärvi
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| elevation_m = 1029
| elevation_ref = Lapland, James Proctor, Bradt Travel Guides, pag. 100, [https://books.google.com/books?id=rn-IBwNaT0YC&dq=Saana+1029&pg=PA110 books.google.it]
| prominence_m = 556
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| location = Enontekiö, Finland
| range = Scandinavian Mountains
| map = Finland |relief=1
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| map_caption = Location in NW Finland
| map_size = 175
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|69|02|37|N|20|51|22|E|type:mountain_region:FI-LL_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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Saana ({{langx|se|Sána}}) is a fell in Enontekiö, Finland. Saana's summit lies {{convert|1029|m|ft|0}} above sea level and {{convert|556|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above the adjacent Kilpisjärvi lake.{{Cite book|title=Natural Wonders of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/naturalwondersof00sche|url-access=registration|publisher=Reader's Digest Association, Inc|year=1980|isbn=0-89577-087-3|editor-last=Scheffel|editor-first=Richard L.|location=United States of America|pages=[https://archive.org/details/naturalwondersof00sche/page/328 328]|editor-last2=Wernet|editor-first2=Susan J.}} Geologically it is part of the Scandinavian Mountains, and is made of the same kinds of schist and gneiss rock. The peak is a popular destination for hikers and backpackers because of the sweeping views offered at the summit.
In December 2017, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence, Saana was lit with blue light. The area illuminated covered roughly 2.5 million square meters, making it the largest art illumination in the world.{{cite web|url=http://www.radio-science.net/2017/12/saana-illuminated.html|title=Saana Illuminated|access-date=5 December 2017}}
Climate
Saana has a tundra climate (ET) with all months having a mean temperature below 10 °C (50 °F).{{Weather box
| location = Enontekiö Kilpisjärvi Saana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1993- present)
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| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 2.9
| Feb record high C = 2.7
| Mar record high C = 4.8
| Apr record high C = 10.5
| May record high C = 21.2
| Jun record high C = 22.8
| Jul record high C = 24.8
| Aug record high C = 23.9
| Sep record high C = 16.6
| Oct record high C = 12.6
| Nov record high C = 9.6
| Dec record high C = 3.2
| year record high C = 24.8
| Jan mean C = -10.6
| Feb mean C = -11.3
| Mar mean C = -9.6
| Apr mean C = -6.2
| May mean C = -1.3
| Jun mean C = 4.2
| Jul mean C = 8.4
| Aug mean C = 6.9
| Sep mean C = 2.3
| Oct mean C = -3.5
| Nov mean C = -7.0
| Dec mean C = -9.2
| year mean C = -3.1
| Jan record low C = -30.2
| Feb record low C = -32.0
| Mar record low C = -21.6
| Apr record low C = -19.2
| May record low C = -13.1
| Jun record low C = -7.7
| Jul record low C = -2.2
| Aug record low C = -4.7
| Sep record low C = -7.8
| Oct record low C = -15.1
| Nov record low C = -25.2
| Dec record low C = -24.8
| year record low C = -32.0
| source 2 = Record highs and lows 1993- present{{cite web
| url = https://kilotavu.com/fmi-tilastot.php?taulukkomoodi=true
| title = FMI open data
| publisher = FMI
| access-date = 25 May 2023}}
| source = FMI normals 1991-2020{{cite web|url=https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-lampotilatilastot |title=FMI normals 1991-2020|publisher=fmi.fi |access-date=25 May 2023}}
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References
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Category:Landforms of Lapland (Finland)
Category:One-thousanders of Finland
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