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==Geography== [[File:Morrow County.svg|alt=Map of Morrow County|thumb|Map of Morrow County]] Morrow county is located in the eastern portion of Oregon, bounded by the counties of Grant, Gilliam and Umatilla. The county's northern border is defined by the Columbia River. Most of the county is dry and flat, but the southern county contains a section of the Blue Mountains, making it fairly mountainous. The highest point in the county is [[Black Mountain (Oregon)|Black Mountain]] in [[Umatilla National Forest]] at {{convert|5923|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Black Mountain - Peakbagger.com |url=https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3112 |access-date=March 7, 2023 |website=www.peakbagger.com}}</ref> Rivers flowing from the mountains into the [[Columbia River]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|2049|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2032|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|17|sqmi}} (0.8%) is covered by 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_41.txt |access-date=February 26, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Gilliam County, Oregon|Gilliam County]] - west * [[Wheeler County, Oregon|Wheeler County]] - southwest * [[Grant County, Oregon|Grant County]] - south * [[Umatilla County, Oregon|Umatilla County]] - east * [[Benton County, Washington]] - north * [[Klickitat County, Washington]] - northwest ===National protected areas=== *[[Umatilla National Forest]] (part) *[[Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
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