Editing Beaver County, Utah (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:beavercounty ut.png|thumb|left|Beaver County (UT) Details]]
Beaver County lies on the west side of Utah. Its west border abuts the east border of the state of [[Nevada]]. The west part of the county consists of low rolling hills punctuated by isolated mountains. The east edge of the county runs to the crest of a north–south-running mountain ridge.<ref name=BCU>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beaver+County,+UT/@38.7468844,-112.658023,10.5z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80b4fb2e790f0d6b:0xbc3ad87dc62dc956!8m2!3d38.3266376!4d-113.287085 ''Beaver County UT''  Google Maps (accessed 13 March 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the west and north; its highest point is a mountain crest on its east border, at {{convert|12,011|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Beaver County UT" Google Maps (accessed March 13, 2019) |access-date=March 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|2592|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2590|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.1|sqmi}} (0.08%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_49.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=March 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

The [[Tushar Mountains]] lies on the eastern boundary of the county, reaching to {{convert|12000|ft|m}} in elevation and providing water for the farming communities of [[Beaver, Utah|Beaver]] and Manderfield. To the west, barren desert valleys typify the scenery, separated by mountains lightly forested with [[juniper]]s. {{citation needed|date=April 2015}}

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Lincoln County, Nevada]] - west
* [[Millard County, Utah|Millard County]] - north
* [[Sevier County, Utah|Sevier County]] - northeast
* [[Piute County, Utah|Piute County]] - east
* [[Garfield County, Utah|Garfield County]] - southeast
* [[Iron County, Utah|Iron County]] - south
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===Protected areas===
* [[Fishlake National Forest]] (part)
* Indian Peak State Game Management Area
* Minersville National Forest (part)
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