or is a

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county,

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. The mountain sits along the

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border of

Selbu Municipality Selbu is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mebonden. Other villages in Selbu include Flora, Trøndelag, Flora, Fossan ...

Tydal Municipality Tydal is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in the Neadalen/ Tydalen valley. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ås. Other villages include Østby, Græsli, Aungrenda, and Stugudalen. There ...

, and

Meråker Municipality Meråker is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Stjørdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Midtbygda which is about west of Storlien in Sweden and east of the town of Stjø ...

. The summit is located inside the

Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park Skarvan and Roltdalen National Park () is a national park in Trøndelag county, Norway. The park is located in the List of municipalities of Norway, municipalities of Selbu Municipality, Selbu, Tydal Municipality, Tydal, Meråker Municipality, ...

. The nearest villages are

Mebonden Mebonden is the administrative centre of Selbu Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the eastern end of the lake Selbusjøen at the mouth of the Nea River. The villages of Vikvarvet, Hyttbakken, Innbygda, Trøndelag, Innbyg ...

in Selbu Municipality, about to the southwest, Ås in Tydal Municipality, about to the southeast, and the village of Midtbygda in Meråker Municipality. The closest

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cabin is Ramsjøhytta, several kilometers to the east of the summit.

Name

The name is probably the finite form of ''fong'' which means "pole" (used in roundpole fence). It is common in Norway to compare the form of high and steep mountains with staffs, sticks, and poles.

References

Mountains of Trøndelag Meråker Tydal Selbu {{Trøndelag-geo-stub