Editing Eagle County, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
The highest elevation in the county is the [[Mount of the Holy Cross]] which rises to {{convert|14011|ft|m}} above sea level. The lowest elevation is on the [[Colorado River]] at {{convert|6128|ft|m}}.<ref>Google Earth</ref> 
 
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1692|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1685|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.3|sqmi}} (0.4%) 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>

Much of the county is taken up by [[White River National Forest]], and much of the rest is managed by the [[United States Bureau of Land Management|Bureau of Land Management]]. [[Interstate 70 in Colorado|Interstate 70]] crosses the county from east to west.

The [[Eagle River (Colorado)|Eagle River]] rises in the southeastern part of the county. It receives [[Gore Creek (Colorado)|Gore Creek]] at Dowds Junction, and joins the [[Colorado River]] in the west. The [[Fryingpan River]] and the [[Roaring Fork River]] intersect the southwest corner of the county.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Grand County, Colorado|Grand County]] – northeast
*[[Summit County, Colorado|Summit County]] – east
*[[Lake County, Colorado|Lake County]] – south
*[[Pitkin County, Colorado|Pitkin County]] – southwest
*[[Garfield County, Colorado|Garfield County]] – west
*[[Routt County, Colorado|Routt County]] – northwest

===Major highways===
* [[File:I-70 (CO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70 (Colorado)|Interstate 70]]
*{{jct|state=CO|BL|70|dab1=Eagle}}
*{{jct|state=CO|BL|70|dab1=Edwards}}
*{{jct|state=CO|BL|70|dab1=Avon}}
* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 6]]
* [[File:US 24.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 24 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 24]]
* [[File:Colorado 82.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 82|State Highway 82]]
* [[File:Colorado 131.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 131|State Highway 131]]

===National protected areas===
*[[White River National Forest]]
*[[Eagles Nest Wilderness]]
*[[Flat Tops Wilderness]]
*[[Holy Cross Wilderness]]

===State protected area===
*[[Sylvan Lake State Park]]

===Trails===
*[[Colorado Trail]]
*[[Continental Divide National Scenic Trail]]
*[[Two Elk National Recreation Trail]]
*[[Vail Pass National Recreation Trail]]

===Scenic byways===
*[[Colorado River Headwaters National Scenic Byway]]
*[[Top of the Rockies National Scenic Byway]]