Editing Baker County, Oregon (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|3088|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|3068|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|20|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_41.txt |access-date=February 25, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

The terrain of Baker County is generally rugged, with 30&nbsp;percent of the county covered with forest. The county's highest point is [[Red Mountain (Oregon)|Red Mountain]] at around {{convert|9560|ft}} ASL,<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3191 Red Mountain ID (peakbagger.com, accessed November 9, 2019)]</ref><ref>[https://www.oregonlive.com/trending/2017/02/highest_point_oregon_county.html "What's the Highest Point in each of Oregon's 36 Counties?" (oregonlive.com, accessed November 9, 2019)]</ref> located {{convert|3|km|order=flip}} from the county's northern line. The eastern boundary of the county is described by the northward-flowing [[Snake River]], and the county terrain generally slopes to the Snake River's valley.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Baker+County,+OR/@44.8758136,-117.6299686,10.96z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x54a4f21875d2c541:0xff3ac20596bacfff!8m2!3d44.7652304!4d-117.67692 "Baker County OR" (Google Maps, accessed November 9, 2019)]</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Union County, Oregon|Union County]] - north
* [[Wallowa County, Oregon|Wallowa County]] - northeast
* [[Adams County, Idaho|Adams County]], [[Idaho]] - east/Mountain Time Border
* [[Washington County, Idaho|Washington County]], [[Idaho]] - southeast/Mountain Time Border
* [[Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]] - south/Mountain Time Border
* [[Grant County, Oregon|Grant County]] - west
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===National protected areas===
* [[Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Hells Canyon National Recreation Area]] (part)
* [[Malheur National Forest]] (part)
* [[Whitman National Forest]] (part)