Editing Summit County, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|619|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|608|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|11|sqmi}} (1.8%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The terrain of the county is mountainous with elevations ranging from {{convert|7957|ft|m}} at [[Green Mountain Reservoir]] to {{convert|14270|ft|m}} at [[Grays Peak]]. The elevation of the county seat of Breckenridge is {{convert|9602|ft|m}}, making it one of the highest cities in the state of Colorado and the United States.<ref>"Elevation distribution for all U.S. cities," http://www.city-data.com/top13.html, accessed August 2, 2017</ref>   Much of the county has an [[alpine climate]] (ET in the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen Classification]]) characterized by [[tundra]] vegetation. Breckenridge and other similar elevations in the county have a [[subarctic climate]] (Dfc) characterized by cool summers and abundant snowfall in winter.

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Grand County, Colorado|Grand County]] – north
*[[Clear Creek County, Colorado|Clear Creek County]] – east
*[[Park County, Colorado|Park County]] – southeast
*[[Lake County, Colorado|Lake County]] – southwest
*[[Eagle County, Colorado|Eagle County]] – west

===Major highways===
* [[File:I-70 (CO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 70 (Colorado)|Interstate 70]]
*{{jct|state=CO|BL|70|dab1=Frisco}}
* [[File:US 6.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 6 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 6]]
* [[File:Colorado 9.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 9|State Highway 9]]
* [[File:Colorado 91.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 91|State Highway 91]]