Editing Lincoln County, Nevada (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has an area of {{convert|10637|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|10633|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.8|sqmi}} (0.04%) 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> While only the third-largest county by area in the state of [[Nevada]], it is the [[List of the largest counties in the United States by area|seventh-largest county in area in the United States]], not including [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|boroughs and census areas in Alaska]]. The south cliff of Mount Rummel, the summit of which is just north of the county line in [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine County]], contains Lincoln County's highest point, at {{convert|10,640|feet|m}}.<ref>{{cite peakbagger |lid=3566 |name=Mount Grafton-South Ridge, Nevada |access-date=January 17, 2015}}</ref> The highest independent mountain completely within Lincoln County is [[Shingle Peak (Nevada)|Shingle Peak]], while the county's most topographically prominent peak is [[Mormon Peak (Nevada)|Mormon Peak]].

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 93.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|U.S. Route 93]]
* [[File:Nevada 317.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 317|State Route 317]]
* [[File:Nevada 318.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 318|State Route 318]]
* [[File:Nevada 319.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 319|State Route 319]]
* [[File:Nevada 320.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 320|State Route 320]]
* [[File:Nevada 321.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 321|State Route 321]]
* [[File:Nevada 322.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 322|State Route 322]]
* [[File:Nevada 375.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 375|State Route 375]]
* [[File:Nevada 816.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 816|State Route 816]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[White Pine County, Nevada|White Pine County]] - north
* [[Millard County, Utah|Millard County]], [[Utah]] - northeast/[[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]] Border
* [[Beaver County, Utah|Beaver County]], [[Utah]] - east/Mountain Time Border
* [[Iron County, Utah|Iron County]], [[Utah]] - east/Mountain Time Border
* [[Washington County, Utah|Washington County]], [[Utah]] - east/Mountain Time Border
* [[Mohave County, Arizona|Mohave County]], [[Arizona]] - southeast/Mountain Time Border
* [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], [[Nevada]] - south
* [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]], [[Nevada]] - west
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===National protected areas===
* [[Desert National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
* [[Humboldt National Forest]] (part)
* [[Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge]]

Lincoln County contains 16 official [[wilderness area]]s that are part of the [[National Wilderness Preservation System]]. All are managed by the [[Bureau of Land Management]]. Several extend into neighboring counties (as indicated below).

*[[Big Rocks Wilderness]]
*[[Clover Mountains Wilderness]]
*[[Delamar Mountains Wilderness]]
*[[Far South Egans Wilderness]] (partly in Nye County, NV)
*[[Fortification Range Wilderness]]
*[[Meadow Valley Range Wilderness Area|Meadow Valley Range Wilderness]] (partly in Clark County, NV)
*[[Mormon Mountains Wilderness]] (partly in Clark County, NV)
*[[Mount Grafton Wilderness]] (mostly in White Pine County, NV)
*[[Mount Irish Wilderness]]
*[[Parsnip Peak Wilderness]]
*[[South Egan Range Wilderness]] (partly in White Pine County, NV; Nye County, NV)
*[[South Pahroc Range Wilderness]]
*[[Tunnel Spring Wilderness]]
*[[Weepah Spring Wilderness]] (partly in Nye County, NV)
*[[White Rock Range Wilderness]]
*[[Worthington Mountains Wilderness]]