Elgspiggen

---

title: "Elgspiggen" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-innlandet", "rendalen-municipality", "tolga-municipality"] description: "Mountain in Innlandet, Norway" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-innlandet" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgspiggen" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Innlandet, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]

Field	Value
name	Elgspiggen
photo	Elgpiggen aerial.jpg
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	7
mapframe-wikidata	yes
mapframe-caption	Interactive map of the mountain
coordinates
location	Innlandet, Norway
elevation_m	1604
prominence_m	766
isolation_km	30.4
elevation_ref
prominence_ref
isolation_ref
parent_peak	Midtre Sølen
easiest_route	Hiking
::

|name = Elgspiggen |other_name = |photo = Elgpiggen aerial.jpg |photo_size = |photo_caption = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 7 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of the mountain |coordinates = |location = Innlandet, Norway |elevation_m = 1604 |prominence_m = 766 |isolation_km = 30.4 |elevation_ref = |prominence_ref = |isolation_ref = |range = |parent_peak = Midtre Sølen |topo = |type = |age = |first_ascent = |easiest_route = Hiking |listing =

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 1604 m mountain is easily recognizable due to its shape like a pyramid. The mountain has a topographic prominence of about 766 m and a topographic isolation of about 30 km. It is the tallest peak in Tolga Municipality.

Name

The mountain name, Elgspiggen, 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.

Access

Access to Elgspiggen is possible all year around. In the summer weather, you can access the peak by taking a 6 km hike from Orvdalen and heading to the west. You can also access the mountain by a 7 km hike from Heggerådalen and heading south. In the winter, cross-country skiing is the only possible way to reach the mountain. Its steep pyramid shape makes Elgspiggen popular for off-piste skiing. From the top, you can view other great peaks. In the west you will spot Snøhetta and Rondane while in the south you are able to see Rendalssølen with its three peaks.

References

References

1. "Elgspiggen, Rendalen". [[yr.no]].
2. "Elgpiggen".
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
4. {{Cite SNL. Tolga. Tolga. 2025-05-20. Svendsen. Trond Olav. 2024-05-29
5. "Elgspiggen, Norway".
6. Thommessen, Erik W.. (2003). "Norske kremtopper".

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::