Editing Mesa County, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|3341|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|3329|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is the fourth-largest county by area in Colorado.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Garfield County, Colorado|Garfield County]] – north
* [[Pitkin County, Colorado|Pitkin County]] – east
* [[Gunnison County, Colorado|Gunnison County]] – east
* [[Delta County, Colorado|Delta County]] – southeast
* [[Montrose County, Colorado|Montrose County]] – south
* [[Grand County, Utah|Grand County]], [[Utah]] – west

===Major highways===
* [[File:I-70 (CO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70 (Colorado)|Interstate 70]]
* {{jct|state=CO|BL|70|dab1=Grand Junction–Clifton}}
* {{jct|state=CO|BL|70|dab1=Palisade}}
* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 6]]
* [[File:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 50 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 50]]
* [[File:Colorado 65.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 65|State Highway 65]]
* [[File:Colorado 139.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 139|State Highway 139]]
* [[File:Colorado 141.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 141|State Highway 141]]
* [[File:Colorado 330.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 330|State Highway 330]]
* [[File:Colorado 340.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 340|State Highway 340]]
* 45 1/2 Rd

===National protected areas===
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*[[Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness]]
*[[Colorado National Monument]]
*[[Dominguez Canyon Wilderness]]
*[[Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area]] (part)
*[[Grand Mesa National Forest]]
*[[Manti-La Sal National Forest]]
*[[McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area]] (part)
*[[Uncompahgre National Forest]]
*[[White River National Forest]]
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===State protected areas===
*[[Highline Lake State Park]]
*[[James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park]]
*[[Vega State Park]]

===Trails and byways===
*[[American Discovery Trail]]
*[[Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway National Scenic Byway]]
*[[Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway|Grand Mesa National Scenic and Historic Byway]]
*[[Kokopelli Trail]]
*[[Old Spanish National Historic Trail]]
*Unaweep/Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway
*Colorado Riverfront Trail