Editing Skagit County, Washington (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1920|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1731|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|189|sqmi}} (9.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_53.txt |access-date=July 16, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is noted for its broad, fertile valley of the [[Skagit River]], a center for cultivation of [[tulips]], [[blueberries]], and [[strawberries]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Rousso |first=Nick |date=September 24, 2021 |title=Farming in the Skagit Valley |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/21283 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 4, 2025 |title=2023 Skagit County Agricultural Statistics |page=17 |url=https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-extension/uploads/sites/2073/2025/04/2023-Skagit-Ag-Stats-003.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State University]] Skagit County Extension |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}</ref> Over {{convert|500|acre|ha}} of tulips are grown in Skagit County, comprising 75{{nbsp}}percent of the American commercial output with $20{{nbsp}}million in annual gross income.<ref>{{cite news |last=Showalter |first=Rachel |date=April 24, 2023 |title=Numbers to impress your friends: The economics of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival |url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article273430610.html |work=[[The Bellingham Herald]] |accessdate=May 4, 2025}}</ref>

===Geographic features===
[[File:Fir-Conway Lutheran Church 05.jpg|thumb|upright|Fir-Conway Lutheran Church.]]

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*[[Allan Island (Washington)|Allan Island]]
*[[Burrows Island]]
*[[Cascade Range|Cascade Mountains]]
*[[Cypress Island (Washington)|Cypress Island]]
*[[Fir Island (Washington)|Fir Island]]
*[[Fidalgo Island]]
*[[Guemes Island]]
*[[Hart Island (Washington)|Hart Island]]
*[[Hope Island State Park (Skagit County, Washington)|Hope Island]]
*[[Kiket Island]]
*Pass Island
*[[Samish Island]]
*[[Sauk River (Washington)|Sauk River]]
*[[Sinclair Island (Washington)|Sinclair Island]]
*[[Skagit Island]]
*[[Skagit River]]
*[[Vendovi Island]]
*[[Mount Buckner]], highest point in Skagit County
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===Adjacent counties===
*[[Whatcom County, Washington|Whatcom County]] – north
*[[Okanogan County, Washington|Okanogan County]] – east
*[[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan County]] – southeast
*[[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]] – south
*[[Island County, Washington|Island County]] – southwest
*[[San Juan County, Washington|San Juan County]] – west

===National protected areas===
* [[Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest]] (part)
* [[North Cascades National Park]] (part)
* [[Ross Lake National Recreation Area]] (part)
* [[Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail]] (part)