Editing Pitkin County, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|973|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|971|sqmi|abbr=on}} is land and {{convert|2.5|sqmi|abbr=on}} (0.3%) 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> The county's highest point is [[Castle Peak (Colorado)|Castle Peak]], a [[fourteener]] with a height of {{convert|14265|ft}}. It is {{convert|20|mi}} south of Aspen on the [[Gunnison County, Colorado|Gunnison County]] border.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Eagle County, Colorado|Eagle County]] – northeast
*[[Lake County, Colorado|Lake County]] – east
*[[Chaffee County, Colorado|Chaffee County]] – southeast
*[[Gunnison County, Colorado|Gunnison County]] – south
*[[Mesa County, Colorado|Mesa County]] – west
*[[Garfield County, Colorado|Garfield County]] – northwest

===Major highways===
* [[File:Colorado 82.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 82|State Highway 82]]
* [[File:Colorado 133.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 133|State Highway 133]]

===National protected areas===
*[[White River National Forest]]
*[[Collegiate Peaks Wilderness]]
*[[Holy Cross Wilderness]]
*[[Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness]]
*[[Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness]]

===Trails and byways===
*[[American Discovery Trail]]
*[[Continental Divide National Scenic Trail]]
*[[West Elk Loop Scenic Byway]]