Editing Weld County, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Weld County Fields.JPG|thumb|Crop fields in western Weld County]]
[[File:Pawnee Grassland Butte.jpg|thumb|Rock formation near the [[Pawnee Buttes]]]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|4017|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|3987|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|30|sqmi}} (0.7%) are water.<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> It is the third-largest county in Colorado by area.

Weld County lies within the relatively flat eastern portion of Colorado; the northeastern portions of the county contain the extensive [[Pawnee National Grassland]] and the Pawnee Buttes, which jut  {{convert|350|ft|m}} above the surrounding terrain and are surrounded by many small canyons and outcroppings. Along the western border, hilly areas indicate the presence of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains further west.

The county is served by two interstate highways: [[Interstate 25 (Colorado)|I-25]] (US 87) runs through the southwestern corner and [[Interstate 76 (Colorado)|I-76]] from the south central edge northeastward to the Morgan county border. Other major roads include [[U.S. Highway 85 (Colorado)|US 85]] and [[U.S. Highway 34 (Colorado)|US 34]], which intersect near [[Greeley, Colorado|Greeley]], and [[Colorado State Highway 14|State Highway 14]], which runs through [[Ault, Colorado|Ault]].

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Kimball County, Nebraska|Kimball County]], [[Nebraska]] - northeast
* [[Logan County, Colorado|Logan County]] - east
* [[Morgan County, Colorado|Morgan County]] - east
* [[Adams County, Colorado|Adams County]] - south
* [[Broomfield, Colorado|City and County of Broomfield]] - southwest
* [[Boulder County, Colorado|Boulder County]] - west
* [[Larimer County, Colorado|Larimer County]] - west
* [[Laramie County, Wyoming|Laramie County]], [[Wyoming]] - northwest
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===Major highways===
* [[File:I-25 (CO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 25 (Colorado)|Interstate 25]]
* [[File:I-76 (CO).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 76 (Colorado)|Interstate 76]]
* [[File:US 34.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 34 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 34]]
* [[File:US 85.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 85 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 85]]
* [[File:US 87.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 87 (Colorado)|U.S. Highway 87]]
* [[File:Colorado 14.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 14|State Highway 14]]
* [[File:Colorado 52.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 52|State Highway 52]]
* [[File:Colorado 56.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 56|State Highway 56]]
* [[File:Colorado 60.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 60|State Highway 60]]
* [[File:Colorado 66.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 66|State Highway 66]]
* [[File:Colorado 71.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 71|State Highway 71]]
* [[File:Colorado 79.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 79|State Highway 79]]
* [[File:Colorado 257.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 257|State Highway 257]]
* [[File:Colorado 392.svg|20px]] [[Colorado State Highway 392|State Highway 392]]

===Transit===
*[[Greeley-Evans Transit]]
*[[Express Arrow]]

===National protected area===
[[File:Pawnee Grassland Sunrise.jpg|thumb|left|Sunrise over the [[Pawnee National Grassland]] in northeastern Weld County.]]
* [[Pawnee National Grassland]]

===State protected area===
* [[Fort Vasquez State History Museum]]
* [[St. Vrain State Park]]

===Trails and byways===
* [[American Discovery Trail]]
* [[Pawnee Pioneer Trails]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.codot.gov/travel/scenic-byways/northeast/pawnee-pioneer-trails|title=Pawnee Pioneer Trails|website=Colorado Department of Transportation|language=en-us|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref>
* [[Poudre River National Recreation Trail]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.codot.gov/travel/scenic-byways/north-central/cache-la-poudre|title=Cache la Poudre - North Park|website=Colorado Department of Transportation|language=en-us|access-date=March 2, 2020}}</ref>
* [[South Platte Trail]]