Editing Dovre (section)

==Geography==
The municipality is a very mountainous area. Most of the residents live in the lower valley areas along the [[Gudbrandsdalslågen]] river. The [[Dovrefjell]], [[Rondane]], [[Smiubelgen]], and [[Sunndalsfjella]] mountains are all partially located within the municipality.

===National Parks===
*[[Rondane National Park]], which lies partially in Dovre, was the first [[List of National Parks of Norway|Norwegian National Park]], established on 21 December 1962. In 2003, Rondane National Park was enlarged and smaller areas of nature protection were opened or enlarged.
*[[Dovre National Park]] lies primarily in Dovre, although part lies in [[Folldal]] municipality. It was established in 2003. Dovre National Park covers an area of {{convert|289|km2|mi2|0}} and the altitude varies from the [[tree line]] at {{convert|1000|m|ft|0}} to the peak of [[Storhøe (Fokstugu, Dovre)|Storhøe]]. The park is located between Rondane National Park, which lies to its southeast, and Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park on its northwest.
*[[Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park]] was founded in 2002 and encompasses part of the former Dovrefjell National Park area (as founded in 1974). It is {{convert|1693|km2|mi2}} and encompasses areas in Dovre as well as in adjacent Lesja municipality plus areas in [[Trøndelag]] and [[Møre og Romsdal]]. It includes the whole [[Dovrefjell]] mountain range.

===Climate===
The Dovre area is in a valley at fairly high altitude and isolated from the sea by mountain ranges, giving some rain shadow effect for Dovre. Dovre, with the town Dombås, has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with sparse precipitation. The driest season is late winter and spring, and the wettest season is summer. April on average sees just {{convert|18|mm}} precipitaiton, while the wettest months July and August get almost four times as much. 
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|location     = Dombås 1991-2020 (Nordigard, 638 m)<ref name="yr.no">{{Cite web |title=yr.no statistics Dombås |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-16560/Norway/Innlandet/Dovre/Domb%C3%A5s}}</ref>
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| Jan mean C = −6.2
| Feb mean C = −5.9
| Mar mean C = −2.7
| Apr mean C = 1.9
| May mean C = 6.4
| Jun mean C = 10.4
| Jul mean C = 13.2
| Aug mean C = 11.9
| Sep mean C = 8
| Oct mean C = 2.1
| Nov mean C = −2.9
| Dec mean C = −6.2
|year mean C = 
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| Jan precipitation mm = 40
| Feb precipitation mm = 28
| Mar precipitation mm = 24
| Apr precipitation mm = 18
| May precipitation mm = 32
| Jun precipitation mm = 43
| Jul precipitation mm = 64
| Aug precipitation mm = 64
| Sep precipitation mm = 30
| Oct precipitation mm = 29
| Nov precipitation mm = 35
| Dec precipitation mm = 35
|year precipitation mm = 430
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|source 1= yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=yr.no/met.no |url=https://www.yr.no/en/statistics/table/5-16560/Norway/Innlandet/Dovre/Domb%C3%A5s |publisher=NRK}}</ref>
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