Editing Beltrami County, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Beltrami County's southwest corner is considered part of the headwaters of the [[Mississippi River]], which flows easterly and northeasterly from [[Lake Itasca]] through the southern part of the county. Much of the middle and upper county is taken up with the two sections of [[Red Lake (Minnesota)|Red Lake]]. The county terrain consists of rolling low tree-covered hills, dotted with lakes and ponds.<ref name="BCM">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beltrami+County,+MN/@47.974546,-95.569107,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52b905e10deddd5f:0x8582f38c9eacbca3!8m2!3d48.0370038!4d-94.8289239 ''Beltrami County MN''  Google Maps (accessed March 4, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and north. Its highest point is a small hill {{convert|1.3|mi|km}} northwest of Wolf Lake, at {{convert|1,511|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL;<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6397 Beltrami County High Point, Minnesota. PeakBagger.com (accessed May 4, 2019)]</ref> otherwise the terrain high point is near its southwest corner, at {{convert|1,457|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude/Beltrami County MN" Google Maps (accessed March 4, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|3056|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2505|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|551|sqmi}} (18%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102023/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_27.txt |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=October 5, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the fourth-largest county in Minnesota by area.

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 2.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 2 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 2]]
* [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 71#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 71]]
* [[Image:MN-1.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 1]]
* [[Image:MN-72.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 72]]
* [[Image:MN-89.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 89]]
* [[Image:MN-197.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 197]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota|Lake of the Woods County]] - north
* [[Koochiching County, Minnesota|Koochiching County]] - northeast
* [[Itasca County, Minnesota|Itasca County]] - east
* [[Cass County, Minnesota|Cass County]] - southeast
* [[Hubbard County, Minnesota|Hubbard County]] - south
* [[Clearwater County, Minnesota|Clearwater County]] - southwest
* [[Pennington County, Minnesota|Pennington County]] - west
* [[Marshall County, Minnesota|Marshall County]] - west
* [[Roseau County, Minnesota|Roseau County]] - northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* Bagley Lake State Wildlife Management Area (part)
* Buena Vista State Forest
* [[Chippewa National Forest]] (part)
* Lake Bemidji State Park
* Long Lake State Wildlife Management Area
* Mississippi Headwaters State Forest (part)
* Pine Island State Forest (part)
* Red Lake Peatland Scientific and Natural Area (part)
* Three Island Lake County Park
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