Editing Dunn County, North Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The [[Missouri River]] flows southeasterly along the northeastern boundary of Dunn County, and the [[Little Missouri River (North Dakota)|Little Missouri River]] flows eastward across the center part of the county, to its confluence with the Missouri in the northeastern part of the county. The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, which are etched in the north and east by gullies and drainages to the river valleys.<ref name="DCND">{{Cite web |title=Dunn County · North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dunn+County,+ND/@47.3134586,-103.0394978,96641m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x532665c8b499d98f:0xf66f2efaa70ec4ab!8m2!3d47.2121625!4d-102.72602 |access-date=2024-04-27 |website=Dunn County · North Dakota |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the east and north; its highest point is a hill at the southwestern corner, at {{convert|2,625|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Dunn County ND" Google Maps (accessed 17 February 2019) |access-date=February 18, 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|2082|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2008|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|74|sqmi}} (3.5%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129045530/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_38.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2015|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the fifth-largest county in North Dakota by total area.

Dunn County is somewhat unusual among western North Dakota counties. Like other counties in the region, it has both prairie and badlands areas. Located in the northwest part of the county are the [[Killdeer Mountains]], which are more accurately described as hills. These hills help create a mini-ecosystem on the southern edge of the Little Missouri badlands, which has a greater abundance of aspen forests and wildlife than is typically found in southwestern North Dakota. The Killdeer Mountains' highest point, and the highest point in Dunn County, is 3281 feet above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13413 |title=North Dakota County High Points |website=Peakbagger |access-date=July 25, 2020}}</ref>

The northwest corner of the county, northwest of the Killdeer Mountains, features many square miles of bur oak forest, mainly on the north-facing slopes of the hills. [[Bur oak]] and [[quaking aspen]], though native to North Dakota, are sparse in western North Dakota, with Dunn County being a notable exception.

===Major highways===
* [[Image:ND-8 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 8]]
* [[Image:ND-22 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 22]]
* [[Image:ND-200 (2015).svg|25px]] [[North Dakota Highway 200]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Mountrail County]] – north
* [[McLean County, North Dakota|McLean County]] – northeast
* [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer County]] – east
* [[Stark County, North Dakota|Stark County]] – south
* [[Billings County]] – southwest
* [[McKenzie County]] – northwest
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===Protected areas===
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* [[Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge]]
* Little Missouri Public Use Area
* Kildeer Mountain State Game Preserve
* Badlands Trail Rides
* Little Mountain State Park
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===Lakes===
* Moffet Slough
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