What is Dovrefjell?
{{Infobox mountain range | name = Dovrefjell | native_name = | other_name = | other_name1 = | photo = Snohetta.jpg | photo_size = | photo_caption = [[Snøhetta]], the highest mountain on Dovrefjell, in the winter. | country = [[Norway]] | country1 = | state = | state1 = | region = | region1 = | district = [[Oppland]], [[Sør-Trøndelag]]<br> and [[Møre og Romsdal]] | district_type = County | border = | border1 = | geology = | geology1 = | period = | period1 = | orogeny = | orogeny1 = | area_km2 = | length_km = | length_orientation = | width_km = | width_orientation = | highest = [[Snøhetta]] | highest location = |coordinates = {{coord|62.319829|9.26803|region:NO_type:mountain|display=inline}} | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_first = }} '''Dovrefjell''' is a [[mountain range]] which forms a natural barrier between Southern Norway and the [[Trøndelag]] region. In 1974 the Norwegian government established a [[national park]] measuring 256 square kilometers, to protect its beautiful [[nature]] and the rich plant and animal life. The size was increased in 2002 to 1693 square kilometers to cover a larger portion of the mountain range. The highest mountain peak in the range is Snøhetta. It is 2,286 meters above [[sea level]]. There was once a gold mine on the mountain but it closed at the end of the [[17th century]]. The main south-north highway (Europe