Editing Monroe County, West Virginia (section)

==Geography==
Monroe County lies on the southeast side of West Virginia. Its southeast border abuts the northwest border of the state of [[Virginia]]. The [[New River (Kanawha River tributary)|New River]] flows northward for a short distance along the county's southwest border. The county's terrain is mountainous and tree-covered, with all sufficiently level surfaces devoted to agriculture.<ref name=MCWV>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Monroe+County,+WV/@37.5522189,-80.6798079,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x884dcb813f4e1133:0x391a251eb45b15c6!8m2!3d37.5601958!4d-80.5882803 ''Monroe County WV''  Google Maps (accessed April 12, 2019)]</ref> The terrain slopes to the north and west, with its highest part the middle part of its border with Virginia, at {{convert|3,862|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Monroe County WV" Google Maps (accessed April 12, 2019) |access-date=April 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|474|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|473|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|0.9|sqmi}} (0.2%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_54.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 30, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:US 219.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 219 in West Virginia|U.S. Highway 219]]
* [[Image:WV-3.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 3]]
* [[Image:WV-12.svg|20px]] [[West Virginia Route 12]]
* [[Image:WV-122.svg|25px]] [[West Virginia Route 122]]
* [[Image:WV-311.svg|25px]] [[West Virginia Route 311]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Greenbrier County, West Virginia|Greenbrier County]] (north)
* [[Alleghany County, Virginia]] (northeast)
* [[Craig County, Virginia]] (east)
* [[Giles County, Virginia]] (south)
* [[Summers County, West Virginia|Summers County]] (west)
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===Watersheds===
[[Tributaries]] of the [[James River]], part of the [[Chesapeake Bay]]
* [[Potts Creek]]
Tributaries of the [[New River (Kanawha River)|New River]]
* [[Greenbrier River]]
* [[Indian Creek (New River)|Indian Creek]]
Tributaries of the [[Greenbrier River]]
* [[Second Creek (Greenbrier River)|Second Creek]]
* Sinks Grove

===National Natural Landmark===
* [[Greenville Saltpeter Cave]]

===National protected areas===
* [[George Washington National Forest]]
* [[Jefferson National Forest]]  In 2018 a natural gas pipeline project entered the Jefferson National Forest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wvmetronews.com/2018/03/20/judge-rules-not-enough-evidence-to-kick-wv-pipeline-protesters-out-of-trees/|title=WV MetroNews – Judge rules not enough evidence to kick WV pipeline protesters out of trees|website=wvmetronews.com|date=March 20, 2018 |access-date=June 28, 2018}}</ref>