Editing Essex County, Vermont (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|675|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|664|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (1.7%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_50.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

In the north central portion of the county the Nulhegan Basin is a circular area roughly {{convert|10|mi|km}} in diameter. While the origin of this basin may be either an asteroid hit or ancient volcano it has not been proven as either one so far. Within the basin is a bog and the Silvio O. Conte Fish and Wildlife Refuge {{Webarchive|url= |date=August 5, 2020 }} with a visitor center, hiking trails, and viewing platforms where one can wait under shelter.

The county has many mountains and waterways. The Northern Forest Canoe Trail passes through this area along the Clyde, Nulhegan, and Connecticut rivers.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Coös County, New Hampshire]] – east
* [[Grafton County, New Hampshire]] – south
* [[Caledonia County, Vermont|Caledonia County]] – southwest
* [[Orleans County, Vermont|Orleans County]] – west
* [[Coaticook Regional County Municipality, Quebec]] – north

===Major roads===
* {{jct|state=VT|US|2}}
* {{jct|state=VT|VT|102}}
* {{jct|state=VT|VT|105}}
* {{jct|state=VT|VT|114}}

===Fauna===
In 2011, there were about 1,000 moose in the county. State officials estimated that this was about the "correct number" for a sustainable herd, with the moose not showing signs of starvation, nor the feeding grounds showing signs of overgrazing.<ref name="c111019">{{Cite news | first=Tina | last=Starr | title=Biologists keep close watch on moose herd | newspaper=the Chronicle | location=Barton, Vermont | page= 20 | date=October 19, 2011 }}</ref> In recent years the moose population has been suffering from infestations by ticks. Some moose have been found having as many as 10,000 ticks on one moose, thus causing death from anemia. Warmer winter weather in recent years has prevented the normal die-off of ticks from freezing.

===National protected area===
* [[Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge]] (part)