Editing Payson, Arizona (section)

==Geography==
Payson is located in northern Gila County<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>—within the hilly and mountainous terrain of the [[Arizona transition zone]]. The town sits at an elevation of {{convert|5000|ft}}, and it has a total area of {{convert|19.5|sqmi|km2}}.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The [[Mogollon Rim]], the southern boundary of the [[Colorado Plateau]], lies to the north of Payson, with elevations exceeding {{convert|7500|ft}}. There are several cold water lakes on top of the rim; they are stocked with fish by the [[Arizona Game and Fish Department]].

Payson is adjacent to the [[Tonto Apache|Tonto Apache Reservation]], and it is bordered to the east by the town of [[Star Valley, Arizona|Star Valley]]. Other nearby communities are [[Pine, Arizona|Pine]], [[Strawberry, Arizona|Strawberry]], [[Gisela, Arizona|Gisela]], [[Rye, Arizona|Rye]], [[Round Valley, Arizona|Round Valley]], and [[Oxbow Estates, Arizona|Oxbow Estates]], all within Gila County. [[Globe, Arizona|Globe]], the Gila County seat, is {{convert|80|mi}} to the south via State Routes [[Arizona State Route 87|87]] and [[Arizona State Route 188|188]]. State Route 87, the Beeline Highway, leads {{convert|90|mi}} southwest to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and {{convert|90|mi}} northeast to [[Winslow, Arizona|Winslow]]. [[Arizona State Route 260|State Route 260]] leads {{convert|90|mi}} east to [[Show Low, Arizona|Show Low]].

===Zane Grey Country===
[[File:Zane Grey Cabin Replica Payson, Arizona. Zane Grey had a cabin under the Mogollon Rim near Payson.jpg|thumb|Zane Grey cabin replica. Zane Grey had a cabin under the Mogollon Rim near Payson.]]

"[[Zane Grey]] Country" is a term for the area around Payson. This term was most often used in the 1970s and 1980s, and appeared in the header of the local newspaper, the ''Payson Roundup''. In recent times, it has fallen somewhat out of favor, as the term "Rim Country" has become more popular among locals.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}}

[[File:Cypress trail Payson-AZ.jpg|thumb|left|alt=A view of Cypress Trail in Payson, Arizona. Payson is surrounded by many mixed-use trails that cover a variety of terrain and microclimates.|Cypress Trail in southeast Payson.]]