Editing Lewis County, Washington (section)

==Geography==
Lewis County sits along the [[Interstate 5]] corridor. Lewis shares a border with eight other counties. Clockwise from the top left, those are: [[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor]], [[Thurston County, Washington|Thurston]], [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]], [[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima]], [[Skamania County, Washington|Skamania]], [[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz]], [[Wahkiakum County, Washington|Wahkiakum]], and [[Pacific County, Washington|Pacific]] counties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GIS Map Library {{!}} Wahkiakum County, WA |url=https://www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/288/GIS-Map-Library |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2436|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2403|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|33|sqmi}} (1.4%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_53.txt |access-date=July 7, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> One of the world's tallest [[Douglas fir]] trees was in the town of Mineral within Lewis County, attaining a height of {{convert|120|m}}.<ref>C. Michael Hogan (2008) [http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=44736 ''Douglas-fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii'', globalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Strõmberg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604021155/http://globaltwitcher.auderis.se/artspec_information.asp?thingid=44736|date=June 4, 2009}}</ref>

===Geographic features===
*[[Cascade Range|Cascade Mountains]]
*[[Chehalis River (Washington)|Chehalis River]] and three of its tributaries, the [[South Fork Chehalis|South Fork Chehalis River]], [[Newaukum River]], the [[Skookumchuck River]], along with several major creeks including Centralia's China Creek.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington State Geospatial Open Data Portal |url=https://geo.wa.gov/datasets/156024cfed914d5e82893dec8beb26fd/explore |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=geo.wa.gov |language=en-wo}}</ref>
*[[Cowlitz River]] and its tributaries, including the [[Ohanapecosh River]], [[Cispus River]], and [[Tilton River]].
*[[Nisqually River]]
*[[Lake Mayfield]]
*[[Riffe Lake]]
*[[Big Horn (Washington)|Big Horn]], the highest point in Lewis county
*[[Boistfort Peak]], the highest point in the Willapa Hills
*[[Walupt Creek Falls]]

===Major highways===
*[[File:I-5.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 5 in Washington|Interstate 5]]
*[[File:US 12.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 12 in Washington|U.S. Route 12]]
*[[File:WA-6.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 6|State Route 6]]
*[[File:WA-7.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 7|State Route 7]]

===Adjacent counties===
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*[[Grays Harbor County, Washington|Grays Harbor County]] – north/northwest
*[[Thurston County, Washington|Thurston County]] – north
*[[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]] – north/northeast
*[[Yakima County, Washington|Yakima County]] – east
*[[Skamania County, Washington|Skamania County]] – south/southeast
*[[Cowlitz County, Washington|Cowlitz County]] – south
*[[Wahkiakum County, Washington|Wahkiakum County]] – south/southwest
*[[Pacific County, Washington|Pacific County]] – west
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===National protected areas===
* [[Gifford Pinchot National Forest]] (part)
* [[Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest]] (part)
* [[Mount Rainier National Park]] (part)
* [[Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument]] (part)
* [[Goat Rocks Wilderness]] (part)