a plateau in western Norway. It rises to an altitude of 2,286 m (Mt. Snöhetta). The bare, rocky surface of Dovrefjell is dissected by deep river valleys. In low areas are many lakes and marshes. The summits are granite, with cirques and other alpine forms of relief; there are névés. The vegetation is mainly mountain tundra with lichens and mosses and, in places, dwarfed forms of willow, birch, and juniper.