Editing Churchill County, Nevada (section)

==Geography==
The terrain of Churchill County consists of rugged mountainous ridges, dotted with lakes and ponds.<ref name=CCNV>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Churchill+County,+NV/@39.5737781,-118.6135808,10z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x80a27da1627664d7:0x49d4f75f2bf027bd!8m2!3d39.6626678!4d-118.4863963 ''Churchill County NV''  Google Maps (accessed 10 February 2019)]</ref> The county's east and west sides are higher than the intermediate valley; its highest point around the county periphery is a ridge on the lower east boundary line, at {{convert|9,380|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed 10 February 2019) |access-date=February 10, 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 an area of {{convert|5024|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|4930|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|94|sqmi}} (1.9%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 20, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The county's highest point is [[Desatoya Peak]] at {{convert|9,977|ft|m|abbr=on}}, while the most topographically prominent peak is [[Mount Augusta (Nevada)|Mount Augusta]], at {{convert|9,970|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.

===Major highways===
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* [[File:I-11 (Future).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 11]] (Future)
* [[File:I-80 (NV).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 80 in Nevada|Interstate 80]]
* [[File:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 in Nevada|U.S. Route 50]]
* [[File:Alt plate.svg|20px]]<br/>[[File:US 50.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 50 Alternate (Nevada)|U.S. Route 50 Alternate]]
* [[File:US 95.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|U.S. Route 95]]
* [[File:Alt plate.svg|20px]]<br/>[[File:US 95.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 95 Alternate (Schurz–Fernley, Nevada)|U.S. Route 95 Alternate]]
* [[File:Nevada 115.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 115|State Route 115]]
* [[File:Nevada 116.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 116|State Route 116]]
* [[File:Nevada 117.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 117|State Route 117]]
* [[File:Nevada 118.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 118|State Route 118]]
* [[File:Nevada 119.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 119|State Route 119]]
* [[File:Nevada 120.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 120|State Route 120]]
* [[File:Nevada 121.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 121|State Route 121]]
* [[File:Nevada 361.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 361|State Route 361]]
* [[File:Nevada 715.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 715|State Route 715]]
* [[File:Nevada 718.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 718|State Route 718]]
* [[File:Nevada 720.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 720|State Route 720]]
* [[File:Nevada 722.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 722|State Route 722]]
* [[File:Nevada 723.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 723|State Route 723]]
* [[File:Nevada 726.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 726|State Route 726]]
* [[File:Nevada 839.svg|20px]] [[Nevada State Route 839|State Route 839]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon County]] – west
* [[Washoe County, Nevada|Washoe County]] – northwest
* [[Pershing County, Nevada|Pershing County]] – north
* [[Lander County, Nevada|Lander County]] – east
* [[Nye County, Nevada|Nye County]] – southeast
* [[Mineral County, Nevada|Mineral County]] – south
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===Protected areas===
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* [[Fallon National Wildlife Refuge]]
* Humboldt State Wildlife Management Area
* Lahontan State Game Refuge
* Lahontan State Recreation Area (partial)
* Sand Mountain Recreation Area
* [[Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge]]
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===Lakes and reservoirs===
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* Big Water<ref>{{cite gnis|id=848500 |name=Big Water}}</ref>
* Carson Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=839327 |name=Carson Lake}}</ref>
* Cattail Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=Cattail Lake |name=839358}}</ref>
* Division Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=840063 |name=Division Lake}}</ref>
* Dog Head Pond<ref>{{cite gnis|id=840080 |name=Dog Head Pond}}</ref>
* [[Dry Lake (Churchill County, Nevada)|Dry Lake]]<ref>{{cite gnis|id=840181 |name=Dry Lake}}</ref>
* Dutch Bill Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=840226 |name=Dutch Bill Lake}}</ref>
* East Alkali Lake Number One<ref>{{cite gnis|id=840253 |name=East Alkali Lake Number One}}</ref>
* East Alkali Lake Number Two<ref>{{cite gnis|id=840254 |name=East Alkali Lake Number Two}}</ref>
* Foxtail Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=840554 |name=Foxtail Lake}}</ref>
* Goose Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=840723 |name=Goose Lake}}</ref>
* [[Humboldt Lake]] (partial)<ref>{{cite gnis|id=856281 |name=Humboldt Lake}}</ref>
* [[Lahontan Reservoir]]<ref>{{cite gnis|id=858052 |name=Lahontan Reservoir}}</ref>
* [[Soda Lakes|Little Soda Lake]]<ref>{{cite gnis|id=856304|name=Little Soda Lake}}</ref>
* North Nutgrass Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=845923 |name=North Nutgrass}}</ref>
* Pintail Bay<ref>{{cite gnis|id=848214 |name=Pintail Bay}}</ref>
* Scheckler Reservoir<ref>{{cite gnis|id=858180 |name=Sheckler Reservoir}}</ref>
* [[Soda Lakes|Soda Lake]]<ref>{{cite gnis|id=856384 |name=Soda Lake}}</ref>
* Stillwater Point Reservoir<ref>{{cite gnis|id=858203 |name=Stillwater Point Reservoir}}</ref>
* Swan Check<ref>{{cite gnis|id=844130 |name=Swan Check}}</ref>
* Swan Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=844133 |name=Swan Lake}}</ref>
* Tule Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=844441 |name=Tule Lake}}</ref>
* West Nutgrass<ref>{{cite gnis|id=846000 |name=West Nutgrass}}</ref>
* Willow Lake<ref>{{cite gnis|id=844924 |name=Willow Lake}}</ref>
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