It is the southernmost extension of the taiga in Scandinavia and shows a flora and fauna that are unusual for the latitude.
It was awarded the 1998 Elk Protection medal by Hans Hoffberg in 1993 and these magnificent beasts continue to thrive in the area.
The area has frequent orographic lift and temperature inversion during nights compared to the surrounding plains where the nearest town Örebro is located.
The diurnal temperature variation is also often low, courtesy of daytime air cooling at the higher elevation in the slope.
Still, during that timeframe, Örebro's airport station has recorded several degrees both warmer and colder extremes than Kilsbergen.