Editing Boone County, Arkansas (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|602|sqmi}}, of which {{cvt|590|sqmi}} is land and {{cvt|12|sqmi}} (1.9%) 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_05.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904095236/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=August 25, 2015 |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The county is located in the northwest portion of the state, and borders Missouri to the north.

The county lies entirely within the [[Ozark Mountains]]. Rolling hills of the Springfield and Salem Plateaus characterize the majority of the topography, with the more rugged [[Boston Mountains]] lying just to the south. Isolated peaks of the Boston Mountain range are found in the south, including Boat Mountain, Pilot's Knob, and Gaither Mountain. Portions of [[Bull Shoals Lake]] and [[Table Rock Lake]] lie in the northeast and northwest corners, respectively.

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 62 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 62 in Arkansas|US 62]]
* [[File:US 412.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 412 in Arkansas|US 412]]
* [[File:US 65 (1961).svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 65 (Arkansas)|U.S. Route 65]]
* [[File:US 65B.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 65B (Harrison, Arkansas)|U.S. Route 65B]]
* [[File:Arkansas 7.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 7|Highway 7]]
* [[File:Arkansas 14.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 14|Highway 14]]
* [[File:Arkansas 43.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 43|Highway 43]]
* [[File:Arkansas 123.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 123|Highway 123]]
* [[File:Arkansas 206.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 206|Highway 206]]
* [[File:Arkansas 281.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 281|Highway 281]]
* [[File:Arkansas 392.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 392|Highway 392]]
* [[File:Arkansas 396.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 396|Highway 396]]
* [[File:Arkansas 397.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 397|Highway 397]]
* [[File:Arkansas 980(Airport).svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 980|Highway 980]]
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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Taney County, Missouri|Taney County]], [[Missouri]] (north)
* [[Marion County, Arkansas|Marion County]] (east)
* [[Searcy County, Arkansas|Searcy County]] (southeast)
* [[Newton County, Arkansas|Newton County]] (south)
* [[Carroll County, Arkansas|Carroll County]] (west)