Elgpiggen
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Elgpiggen rises to 1,604 m. Nordre Sålekinna stands 1,595 m to the northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Veslehøgda, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
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 1,604-metre (5,262 ft) mountain is easily recognizable due to its shape like a pyramid. The mountain has a topographic prominence of about 766 metres (2,513 ft) and a topographic isolation of about 30 kilometres (19 mi). It is the tallest peak in Tolga Municipality.
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Wikidata Q950103, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,604 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Veslehøgda: 1.3 mi
- Gråhøgda: 1.7 mi
- Nordre Kletten: 2.9 mi
- Søndre Kletten: 3.3 mi
- Styggroa: 3.9 mi
- Nekmyrene naturreservat: 6.3 mi
- Galådalen naturreservat: 10.5 mi
- Nekfallet naturreservat: 10.7 mi
- Lille Sølensjø naturreservat: 11.8 mi
- Kvernlia naturreservat: 12.4 mi
- Fallet: 2.5 mi
- Nekfallet: 11.3 mi
- Svartbekkfallet: 13.2 mi
- Nøstenfossen: 13.6 mi
- Kvennhusfossen: 14.8 mi
- Kølbrennerkoje: 20.5 mi
- Femundshytta: 20.7 mi
- Egil Storbekken: 20.9 mi
- Baralds minnestøtte: 20.9 mi
- Tolgens bro 1888: 21.0 mi
- Tylldalen bygdetun: 17.9 mi
- Besøkssenter nasjalpark Femundsmarka Gutulia: 18.9 mi
- Oddentunet: 19.2 mi
- Tynset bygdemuseum: 19.9 mi
- Museumssenteret Ramsmoen: 20.4 mi
- Langsjøsætra: 6.7 mi
- Gjotsætra: 6.9 mi
- gammele skola husflid: 15.3 mi
- Flåklypatoppen: 24.1 mi
- Solansberget: 15.6 mi
- Strømsberget: 24.3 mi
- Svartberget: 24.8 mi
- Svalåsen rasteplass: 17.2 mi
- Gammelbrua rastplass: 20.8 mi
- Kvennåsen: 24.4 mi
- Verdens Største Spark: 20.4 mi
- Tolga: 21.0 mi
- #KOMHIT HILSEN BONDEN.: 21.2 mi
- Kjøllan: 13.4 mi
- Langrøstkjølla: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Elgpiggen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nordre Sålekinna | NE 43° | 1,595 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sålekinntoppen | NE 50° | 1,591 m | 8.1 mi |
| (del av) nordre Sålekinna | NE 36° | 1,487 m | 8.5 mi |
| Svartdalshøgda | N 357° | 1,405 m | 4.4 mi |
| Gråhøgda | NNE 14° | 1,370 m | 1.7 mi |
| Gloføken | ESE 102° | 1,357 m | 5.0 mi |
| Gloføkkampen | ESE 116° | 1,327 m | 7.2 mi |
| Raudsjøpiggen | NW 312° | 1,306 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:18 | 17:29 | 18:28 |
| June solstice | 03:22 | 21:38 | 23:12 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:20 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 09:41 | — | 14:46 |
Local time (Europe/Stockholm).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/26862831
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