Editing Taos County, New Mexico (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2204|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2203|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.3|sqmi}} (0.06%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_35.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101195546/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_35.txt|archive-date=January 1, 2015}}</ref>

The county's highest point is the [[Topographical summit|summit]] of [[Wheeler Peak (New Mexico)|Wheeler Peak]] at {{convert|13,161|ft|m}}. This summit is also the highest natural point in New Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Wheeler Peak Wilderness |url=https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/carson/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5350403 |website=United States Forest Service - USDA}}</ref> The county has the highest mean elevation of any U.S. county outside of [[Colorado]] at {{convert|8510|ft|m}}, even though it ranks only 22nd overall.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cohp.org/records/mean_elevation/mean_elevations.html |title=Mean County Elevation Lists |author=Carl Mills |access-date=October 19, 2014}}</ref> Taos County contains 17 of New Mexico's highest 25 peaks.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Rio Arriba County, New Mexico|Rio Arriba County]] - west
* [[Mora County, New Mexico|Mora County]] - southeast
* [[Colfax County, New Mexico|Colfax County]] - east
* [[Costilla County, Colorado]] - north
* [[Conejos County, Colorado]] - northwest

===National protected area===
* [[Carson National Forest]] (part)
* [[Rio Grande del Norte National Monument]]