Editing Esmeralda County, Nevada (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Fish Lake Valley, Nevada-California Border (15083196013).jpg|thumb|left|Aerial view of [[Fish Lake Valley]], Nevada-California Border. View is generally to the northeast, towards the [[Silver Peak Range]].]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|3589|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|3582|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|7.2|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_32.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 20, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> It is the fourth-smallest county in Nevada by area. A very small part of [[Death Valley National Park]] lies in its southeast corner.

The county is dominated by the [[Silver Peak Range|Silver Peak]] and [[Monte Cristo Range (Nevada)|Monte Cristo]] mountain ranges. Mountains in the county include:
* [[Boundary Peak (Nevada)|Boundary Peak]], {{convert|13,147|ft|m}}, the highest natural point in Nevada
* [[Piper Peak (Nevada)|Piper Peak]], {{convert|9450|ft|m}}, the most prominent peak in Esmeralda County
* Magruder Mountain {{convert|9044|ft|m}}
* Montezuma Peak, {{convert|8373|ft|m}}
* Emigrant Peak, {{convert|6790|ft|m}}

===Highways===
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* [[File:I-11 (Future).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 11]] (Future)
* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 6 in Nevada|U.S. Route 6]]
* [[File:US 95.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|U.S. Route 95]]
* [[File:Nevada 264.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 264|State Route 264]]
* [[File:Nevada 265.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 265|State Route 265]]
* [[File:Nevada 266.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 266|State Route 266]]
* [[File:Nevada 267.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 267|State Route 267]]
* [[File:Nevada 773.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 773|State Route 773]]
* [[File:Nevada 774.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 774|State Route 774]]
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===Adjacent counties===
[[File:Boundary Peak Nevada USA.jpg|thumb|[[Boundary Peak (Nevada)|Boundary Peak]], the highest point in both Esmeralda County and the state of Nevada, is in the [[Inyo National Forest]]]]

* [[Mineral County, Nevada|Mineral County]] - northwest
* [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]] - east
* [[Inyo County, California]] - south
* [[Mono County, California]] - west

===National protected areas===
* [[Death Valley National Park]] (part)
* [[Inyo National Forest]] (part)
*[[Boundary Peak Wilderness]]