Editing Yakima County, Washington (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Orchards near Selah WA.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Orchards near Selah]]
[[File:Mt Adams from Trout Lake Highway.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mount Adams, highest point in Yakima County]]
[[File:Klickitat County vast farmlands.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Southeastern Yakima County's vast farmlands]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|4311|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4295|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|16|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_53.txt |access-date=July 16, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Yakima County is the second-largest county in Washington by land area and third-largest by total area. Yakima County is reputed to be one of the most difficult places on earth to predict weather, because of its surrounding mountains. The county's area is larger than the states of [[Delaware]] and [[Rhode Island]] combined.<ref>[[List of U.S. states and territories by area]]</ref> The highest point in the county is Mount Adams, which is the second tallest peak in Washington and the third tallest in the Cascade Range.

===Geographic features===
[[File:Oreamnos americanus 13A.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Mountain Goats near the glaciers of [[Goat Rocks Wilderness]]]]
*[[Mount Adams (Washington)|Mount Adams]], {{convert|12281|ft|m|0}}
*[[Gilbert Peak (Washington)|Gilbert Peak]], {{convert|8184|ft|m|0}}
*[[Mount Aix]], {{convert|7766|ft|m|0}}
*[[Tieton Peak]], {{convert|7768|ft|m|0}}
*[[Cascade Range|Cascade Mountains]]
*[[Rattlesnake Hills]]
*[[Horse Heaven Hills]]

===Major rivers===
*[[Yakima River]]
*[[Columbia River]]
*[[Naches River]]
*[[Tieton River]]
*[[Bumping River]]
*[[American River (Washington)|American River]]

===National protected areas===
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*[[Wenatchee National Forest]] (part)
*[[Gifford Pinchot National Forest]] (part)
*[[Snoqualmie National Forest]] (part)
*[[Goat Rocks Wilderness]]
*[[Mount Adams Wilderness]] (part)
*[[Norse Peak Wilderness]] (part)
*[[William O. Douglas Wilderness]]
*[[Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge]]
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===Major highways===
*[[File:I-82.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 82]]
*[[File:US 12.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 12 in Washington|U.S. Route 12]]
*[[File:US 97.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 97 in Washington|U.S. Route 97]]
*[[File:WA-22.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 22|SR 22]]
*[[File:WA-24.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 24|SR 24]]
*[[File:WA-168.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 168|SR 168]]
*[[File:WA-220.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 220|SR 220]]
*[[File:WA-223.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 223|SR 223]]
*[[File:WA-241.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 241|SR 241]]
*[[File:WA-410.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 410|SR 410]]
*[[File:WA-821.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 821|SR 821]]
*[[File:WA-823.svg|20px]] [[Washington State Route 823|SR 823]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce County]] - northwest
*[[Lewis County, Washington|Lewis County]] - west
*[[Skamania County, Washington|Skamania County]] - southwest
*[[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas County]] - north
*[[Klickitat County, Washington|Klickitat County]] - south
*[[Grant County, Washington|Grant County]] - northeast
*[[Benton County, Washington|Benton County]] - east