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Also known as Elgspiggen

Elgspiggen is a mountain located on the border of Tolga Municipality and Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is part of the Holøydalen mountain area. The mountain is easily recognizable due to its shape like a pyramid. The mountain has a topographic prominence of about and a topographic isolation of about . It is the tallest peak in Tolga Municipality.

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1604.79
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topographic prominence
779.4
topographic isolation
30.2
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Elgspiggen is a mountain located on the border of Tolga Municipality and Rendalen Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is part of the Holøydalen mountain area. The mountain is easily recognizable due to its shape like a pyramid. The mountain has a topographic prominence of about and a topographic isolation of about . It is the tallest peak in Tolga Municipality.

==Name== The mountain name, , is literally translated to "Moose's Peak" since the Norwegian word means 'moose' and the word means 'peak of a mountain'. In Norway, the moose is seen as the king of all animals inhabiting the Norwegian forests.

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