Editing Torrance County, New Mexico (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|3346|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|0.9|sqmi}} (0.03%) is covered by 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> Most of the county is gently rolling grassland ranging from 6000 to 6200 feet in elevation. The Manzano Mountains rising to 10,098 feet on the western edge of the county provide it with its only significant topographic relief. The [[Manzano Wilderness]] area includes the highest part of the mountains. The other notable geographic feature of the county is the series of playas and seasonal lakes centering on Laguna del Perro southeast of Estancia.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Santa Fe County, New Mexico|Santa Fe County]] - north
* [[San Miguel County, New Mexico|San Miguel County]] - north
* [[Guadalupe County, New Mexico|Guadalupe County]] - east
* [[Lincoln County, New Mexico|Lincoln County]] - south
* [[Socorro County, New Mexico|Socorro County]] - south
* [[Valencia County, New Mexico|Valencia County]] - west
* [[Bernalillo County, New Mexico|Bernalillo County]] - northwest

===National protected areas===
* [[Cibola National Forest]] (part)
* [[Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument]] (part)