Rondane National Park

Rondane National Park is the oldest national park in Norway, having been established on 21 December 1962. The park is located in Innlandet county, in the municipalities of Dovre, Folldal, Sel, Nord-Fron, Sør-Fron, Stor-Elvdal, and Ringebu. The park contains ten peaks above 2,000 metres, with the highest being Rondeslottet at an altitude of 2,178 m. The park is an important habitat for herds of wild reindeer.The park was enlarged in 2003, and now covers an area of 963 km2. Rondane lies just to the east of the Gudbrandsdalen valley and two other mountain areas, Dovre and Jotunheimen are nearby. Dovre National Park lies a very short distance to the north of this park.