Elgspiggen is a

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located on the border of

Tolga Municipality Tolga is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tolga. Other villages in the municipality include Hodalen, Øversj� ...

and

Rendalen Municipality Rendalen is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bergset. Other villages in the municipality include Hanestad, Otne ...

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county,

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. It is part of the Holøydalen mountain area. The mountain is easily recognizable due to its shape like a pyramid. The mountain has a

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of about and a

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of about . It is the tallest peak in

Name

The mountain name, , is literally translated to "Moose's Peak" since the Norwegian word means '

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' and the word means 'peak of a mountain'. In Norway, the moose is seen as the king of all animals inhabiting the Norwegian forests.

Access

Access to Elgspiggen is possible all year around. In the summer weather, you can access the peak by taking a hike from Orvdalen and heading to the west. You can also access the mountain by a hike from Heggerådalen and heading south. In the winter,

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is the only possible way to reach the mountain. Its steep pyramid shape makes Elgspiggen popular for

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. From the top, you can view other great peaks. In the west you will spot

Snøhetta Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At , it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a topographic prominence cutoff. At , i ...

and

Rondane Rondane National Park () is the oldest national park in Norway, established on 21 December 1962. The park is located in Innlandet county, in the municipalities of Dovre Municipality, Dovre, Folldal Municipality, Folldal, Sel Municipality, Sel, No ...

while in the south you are able to see Rendalssølen with its three peaks.

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{{authority control Mountains of Innlandet Rendalen Tolga, Norway

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