Editing Humboldt County, Nevada (section)

==Geography==
[[File:2012-10-14 14 Winnemucca Sand Dunes, north of Winnemucca in Nevada.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Winnemucca Sand Dunes]], north of Winnemucca]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|9658|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|9641|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|17|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 Nevada's fourth-largest county by area.

The [[Santa Rosa Range]] runs through eastern Humboldt County. The highest point in the county, {{convert|9,731|ft|m|abbr=on|adj=on}} [[Granite Peak (Humboldt County, Nevada)|Granite Peak]], is in the range.<ref name="pb">{{cite peakbagger |pid=3394 |name=Granite Peak, Nevada |access-date=October 11, 2014}}</ref> The most topographically prominent mountain in Humboldt County is unofficially known as [[Dan Dobbins Peak]] and is in the remote [[Jackson Mountains]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Harney County, Oregon]] - northwest
* [[Malheur County, Oregon]] - north
* [[Owyhee County, Idaho]] - northeast/Mountain Time Border
* [[Elko County, Nevada|Elko County]] - east
* [[Lander County, Nevada|Lander County]] - southeast
* [[Pershing County, Nevada|Pershing County]] - south 
* [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe County]] - west

===National protected areas===
* [[Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area]] (part)
* [[Humboldt National Forest]] (part)
* [[Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)

=== Reservations ===
The county includes land that is held by [[Indian reservation|Indian reservations.]]

==== Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe ====
{{Excerpt|Fort_McDermitt_Paiute_and_Shoshone_Tribe|Reservation|paragraphs=1-2}}

==== Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada ====
{{Excerpt|Winnemucca_Indian_Colony_of_Nevada|Reservation}}