Editing Oppdal Municipality (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Oppdal Almannberget Norway.jpeg|right|thumb|220px|Almannberget in Oppdal]]
[[File:Telefonbilder_pr_13._sept_08_060.jpg|right|thumb|220px|Gjevillvatnet lake with dairy farms and the white Raudøra beach]]
Oppdal is bordered by two municipalities in Trøndelag county ([[Rennebu Municipality]] to the northeast and [[Rindal Municipality]] to the west), two municipalities in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county ([[Surnadal Municipality]] to the north and [[Sunndal Municipality]] to the west), and three municipalities in [[Innlandet]] county ([[Tynset Municipality]] to the east and [[Folldal Municipality]] and [[Dovre Municipality]] to the south).

[[European route E6]] passes straight through the commercial center of Oppdal going north and south, and [[Norwegian National Road 70]] connects Oppdal to [[Kristiansund (town)|Kristiansund]] in the west.<ref name="welle-strand">{{Cite book |last=Welle-Strand |first=Erling |title=Adventure Roads in Norway |publisher=Nortrabooks |year=1996 |isbn=82-90103-71-9}}</ref>

The southeastern part of [[Trollheimen]] mountain range is located in the municipality. The municipality covers an area equal to the entire county of [[Vestfold]]. The [[administrative centre]] is at {{convert|545|m}} above sea level. In 2001, its drinking water was named the best in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunefakta |url=http://www.oppdal.com/?itemid=1197 |publisher=Oppdal kommune |language=no}}</ref>

Most of Oppdal's area is mountainous, with large areas above the [[treeline]]. The highest point in the municipality is the {{convert|1983.27|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Storskrymten]].<ref name="elev" /> This mountain is a [[tripoint]] on the border of [[Lesja Municipality]] (in [[Innlandet]]), [[Sunndal Municipality]] (in [[Møre og Romsdal]]), and Oppdal Municipality (in [[Trøndelag]] county. Other mountains include [[Blåhøa, Trøndelag|Blåhøa]] and [[Allmannberget]]. The [[Speilsalen]] ice tunnel was a glacial formation near Blåhøa.

In the valleys there are creeks and rivers which are surrounded by spruce and pine woods; closer to the treeline, [[birch]]es dominate. There are several lakes in the municipality, the most famous being [[Gjevillvatnet]], a particularly scenic lake with hiking and cross-country skiing trails around it. The lake [[Fundin (lake)|Fundin]] is located in the southern part of the municipality.

[[Calluna|Heather]] and [[alpine meadow]]s provide grazing for sheep in the summer. About {{convert|1161|km2}} of the mountains has been held since time immemorial as a collective (''almenning'') by farmers in the area, giving them the right to hunt, fish, and rent cabins.

===Climate===
Oppdal has a [[boreal climate]], with spring as the driest season and summer as the wettest season. The climate is slightly continental with an average annual precipitation of only {{convert|600|mm}}. Considering the inland location and the altitude of {{convert|600|m}} above sea level, the winters are fairly mild. The all-time high {{convert|30.1|C}} was recorded 26 July 2019. The all-time low {{convert|-26.1|C}} is from February 2010. The weather station at Oppdal-Sæther (elevation: {{convert|604|m|disp=sqbr}}) started recording December 1999. The earlier weather station Oppdal-Bjørke (elevation: {{convert|625|m|disp=sqbr}}) recorded from 1975 to August 1992. Data for precipitation days is from Oppdal-Mjøen (elevation: {{convert|512|m|disp=sqbr}}), which averaged just {{convert|470|mm}} annually in 1961–1990.

Snakes have never made it to Oppdal, and snowy weather is not that unusual on the [[Norwegian Constitution Day|17 May National Day]] celebrations.

{{Weather box 
|metric first= yes
|single line = yes
|location = Oppdal 1991-2020 (604 m, avg high/low 2004-2020, precip days 1961-90, extremes 1975-2024 incl earlier station)
|Jan record high C = 11.4 | Jan record low C = -25.8
|Feb record high C = 11.7 | Feb record low C = -26.1
|Mar record high C = 14.6 | Mar record low C = -21.8
|Apr record high C = 18.9 | Apr record low C = -15
|May record high C = 26.8 | May record low C = -8.6
|Jun record high C = 27.7 | Jun record low C = -3.2
|Jul record high C = 30.1 | Jul record low C = 0.2
|Aug record high C = 26.8 | Aug record low C = -0.8
|Sep record high C = 26.2 | Sep record low C = -5.5
|Oct record high C = 20.3 | Oct record low C = -15
|Nov record high C = 14.8 | Nov record low C = -20.9
|Dec record high C = 12.1 | Dec record low C = -22.5
|Jan high C = -1
|Feb high C = 0
|Mar high C = 2
|Apr high C = 7
|May high C = 11
|Jun high C = 16
|Jul high C = 18
|Aug high C = 17
|Sep high C = 13
|Oct high C = 8
|Nov high C = 3
|Dec high C = 0
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
|Jan mean C=-2.9
|Feb mean C=-3.5
|Mar mean C=-1.8
|Apr mean C=2.3
|May mean C=6.4
|Jun mean C=9.9
|Jul mean C=13
|Aug mean C=12.1
|Sep mean C=8.5
|Oct mean C=3.3
|Nov mean C=0
|Dec mean C=-2.8
|year mean C=
|Jan low C = -6
|Feb low C = -6
|Mar low C = -5
|Apr low C = -1
|May low C = 3
|Jun low C = 6
|Jul low C = 9
|Aug low C = 8
|Sep low C = 6
|Oct low C = 1
|Nov low C = -2
|Dec low C = -5
|year low C =
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour=green <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
|Jan precipitation mm=57.8
|Feb precipitation mm=51.4
|Mar precipitation mm=45.3
|Apr precipitation mm=30.7
|May precipitation mm=29.1
|Jun precipitation mm=55.2
|Jul precipitation mm=78
|Aug precipitation mm=85
|Sep precipitation mm=45.2
|Oct precipitation mm=42.1
|Nov precipitation mm=47
|Dec precipitation mm=48.7
|year precipitation mm=
|unit precipitation days = 1.0&nbsp;mm
|Jan precipitation days= 7
|Feb precipitation days= 5
|Mar precipitation days= 5
|Apr precipitation days= 5
|May precipitation days= 5
|Jun precipitation days= 8
|Jul precipitation days= 12
|Aug precipitation days= 9
|Sep precipitation days= 9
|Oct precipitation days= 7
|Nov precipitation days= 7
|Dec precipitation days= 8
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|source 1= yr.no and eklima/Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=yr.no/met.no |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-63705/Norway/Tr%C3%B8ndelag/Oppdal/Oppdal}}</ref>
|source 2= weatheronline climate robot (avg high/low) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Weatheronline |url=https://www.weatheronline.co.uk/weather/maps/city?LANG=en&PLZ=_____&PLZN=_____&WMO=01245&CONT=euro&R=0&LEVEL=162&REGION=0004&LAND=NO&MOD=tab&ART=TMX&NOREGION=1&FMM=1&FYY=2004&LMM=12&LYY=2020}}</ref>
|date=13 August 2021
}}