Editing Mifflin County, Pennsylvania (section)

==Geography==
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The county terrain is formed by the folded [[Appalachian Mountain]] ridges which run from southwest to northeast across the county. The terrain slopes to the northeast,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Mifflin County PA" - Google Maps (accessed 23 May 2019) |access-date=May 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with its highest point (Broad Mtn) {{convert|1.25|mi|km}} East Northeast from the county's Northwest corner, just south of the county's border with [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]]. It measures {{convert|2,339|ft|m|abbr=on}} Above sea level.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7574 "Broad Mountain Pennsylvania" - PeakBagger.com (accessed 23 May 2019)]</ref> The [[Juniata River]] flows northeast through the lower part of the county, exiting northeastward into [[Juniata County, Pennsylvania|Juniata County]] near Hawstone.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mifflin+County,+PA/@40.6034009,-77.8811494,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89cecafe4d50302b:0xd35a18bbb3e25a25!8m2!3d40.652279!4d-77.6077865 Mifflin County PA - Google Maps (accessed 23 May 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|415|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|411|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.7|sqmi}} (0.9%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=March 9, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Mifflin County is located in, and has its boundaries defined by, the [[ridge and valley|Ridge-and Valley Appalachian Mountains]] of Pennsylvania. The county is one of the 423 counties served by the [[Appalachian Regional Commission]],<ref name="ARC">{{cite web |title=About the Appalachian Region |url=https://www.arc.gov/about-the-appalachian-region/ |publisher=Appalachian Regional Commission |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> and it is identified as part of the "Midlands" by Colin Woodard in his book ''[[American Nations|American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America]]''.<ref name="NYT_CW">{{cite web |last1=Woodard |first1=Colin |title=The Maps That Show That City vs. Country Is Not Our Political Fault Line |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/opinion/urban-rural-united-states-regions-midterms.html |work=New York Times |access-date=30 July 2018}}</ref>

[[US 322|US Route 322]], a major divided highway, connects the county to the rest of the state on its route between [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] and [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]]. [[US 522|US Route 522]] also connects the county to the rest of the state on its route between [[Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania|Selinsgrove]] and [[Mount Union, Pennsylvania|Mount Union]].

The county has a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfa''/''Dfb'') and average temperatures in downtown Lewistown range from 27.8&nbsp;°F in January to 72.7&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]] - north
* [[Union County, Pennsylvania|Union County]] - northeast
* [[Snyder County, Pennsylvania|Snyder County]] - east
* [[Juniata County, Pennsylvania|Juniata County]] - south
* [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]] - west
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===Major highways===
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* {{jct|state=PA|US|22}}
* {{jct|state=PA|US-Bus|22}}
* {{jct|state=PA|US|322}}
* {{jct|state=PA|US|522}}
* {{jct|state=PA|PA|103}}
* {{jct|state=PA|PA|305}}
* {{jct|state=PA|PA|333}}
* {{jct|state=PA|PA|655}}
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===Protected areas===
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* [[Reeds Gap State Park]]
* [[Bald Eagle State Forest]] (part)
* [[Rothrock State Forest]] (part)
* [[Tuscarora State Forest]] (part)
* State Game Lands Number 107 (part)
* State Game Lands Number 112B (part)
* White Mountain Wild Area (part of Bald Eagle State Forest)
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