Editing McDowell County, West Virginia (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Anawalt Lake.jpg|thumb|right|[[Anawalt Lake Wildlife Management Area]] in McDowell County]]

McDowell County, the southernmost county in West Virginia, is located at {{Coord|37.37|-81.65|display=inline,title|type:adm2nd_region:US-WV_source:UScensus1990}}. It is bordered by [[Tazewell County, Virginia]], to the south; [[Buchanan County, Virginia]], to the west; [[Mingo County, West Virginia|Mingo County]] to the northwest; [[Wyoming County, West Virginia|Wyoming County]] to the north; and [[Mercer County, West Virginia|Mercer County]] to the east. The county is located in the [[Cumberland Mountains]], a sub-region of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. The highest elevation in the county is approximately {{cvt|1036|m|feet}} on the northwest slope of Flat Top Mountain.<ref name="Peakbagger">{{Cite web |title=Flat Top Mountain, Northwest Slope, West Virginia |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=7391 |access-date=April 10, 2022 |website=Peakbagger}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|535|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|533|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.4|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt |access-date=July 30, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The county is roughly in the shape of a semi circle, with the border following the mountains around the county.