Editing Lesja (section)

==Geography==
Lesja is highly mountainous, and lies on the east–west watershed, with the lake [[Lesjaskogsvatnet]] draining both west to the [[Rauma (river)|Rauma]] river and east to the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] river. The largest part (82%) of the municipal area is over {{convert|900|m|ft}} above sea level, with the highest mountain peaks reaching above an elevation of {{convert|2200|m}} in the northeast. The most populated areas lie between {{convert|500|and|650|m|ft}} along the Gudbrandsdalslågen river and [[European route E136|highway E136]]. Abundant summer farms (''[[transhumance|seter]]'' or ''sæter'') are situated close to the [[treeline]], both in the main valley and its tributaries. The summer farms were of major importance for farming until recently, but today only few are used in the traditional way, and mainly as grounds for grazing [[dairy cattle]] and sheep. More than 400 lakes are situated within the municipality, mainly above treeline, including the lake [[Aursjøen]]. The Norwegian [[trout]] is common both in lakes and rivers, even in lakes above {{convert|1500|m|ft}} above sea level. The landscape is [[hummock]]y in general, and owes its appearance mainly to erosion by the Scandinavian Ice Sheet during the last glacial period.

===Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park===
[[Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park]] was founded in 2002 and encompasses part of the former Dovre National Park area, as founded in 1974. It is {{convert|1693|km2}} encompassing areas in Lesja and Dovre in Innlandet as well as areas in [[Trøndelag]] and [[Møre og Romsdal]]. It includes the [[Dovrefjell]] mountain range.
{{wide image|Lesja Svaanaatindan A.JPG|770px|Mountain in Lesja municipality, Dovrefjell mountain massif, in Central Norway.}}