Editing Mariposa County, California (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1463|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1449|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The county extends:

* West from the western foothills of the [[Sierra Nevada]] range to the edge of the [[Central Valley (California)|Central Valley]].
* East into the Sierra including [[Yosemite Valley]] and a portion of the [[Cathedral Range]].

=== Water ===
A significant portion of the [[Merced River|Merced River's]] course is within the county including its white water runs through Yosemite and the Merced River Canyon. Its run through the Merced River Canyon contains the sole [[habitat]] for the [[limestone salamander]], a [[rare species]] [[Endemism|endemic]] to Mariposa County.

There are a number of lakes within the county including: [[Lake McClure]], Lake McSwain, Merced Lake, and [[Tenaya Lake]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Tuolumne County, California|Tuolumne County]] - north
* [[Madera County, California|Madera County]] - southeast
* [[Merced County, California|Merced County]] - southwest
* [[Stanislaus County, California|Stanislaus County]] - west
* [[Mono County, California|Mono County]] - east

===National protected areas===
* [[Sierra National Forest]] (part)
* [[Stanislaus National Forest]] (part)
* [[Yosemite National Park]] (part)