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==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|723|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|723|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.7|sqmi}} (0.1%) 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> ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Saguache County, Colorado]] - north *[[Huerfano County, Colorado]] - east *[[Costilla County, Colorado]] - southeast *[[Conejos County, Colorado]] - southwest *[[Rio Grande County, Colorado]] - west ===Major highways=== * [[File:US 160.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 160 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 160]] * [[File:US 285.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 285 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 285]] * [[File:Colorado 17.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 17|State Highway 17]] * [[File:Colorado 150.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 150|State Highway 150]] * [[File:Colorado 368.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 368|State Highway 368]] * [[File:Colorado 370.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 370|State Highway 370]] * [[File:Colorado 371.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 371|State Highway 371]] ===National protected area=== *[[Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve]] ===Other protected areas=== *[[Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge]] *[[Great Sand Dunes Wilderness]] *[[Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge]] *[[Rio Grande National Forest]] *[[San Luis State Park|San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area]] *[[Sangre de Cristo Wilderness]] ===Scenic trails=== *[[Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic and Historic Byway]] *[[Old Spanish National Historic Trail]]
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