Editing Jefferson County, Alabama (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1124|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1111|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|13|sqmi}} (1.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_01.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 22, 2015 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318070355/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_01.txt |url-status=live }}</ref> It is the fifth-largest county in Alabama by land area.

The county is located within the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians]], with the highest point in the county being found at [[Shades Mountain]], at an elevation of 1,150 ft. Another significant mountain located within the county is [[Red Mountain (Birmingham)|Red Mountain]], which runs to the south of [[Downtown Birmingham, Alabama|downtown Birmingham]] and separates the city from the suburb of [[Homewood, Alabama|Homewood]]. Many other mountains and valleys make up the majority of the county's diverse geography.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1370 |title=Jefferson County |access-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-date=March 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329181433/http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1370 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The county is home to the [[Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge]].

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Tuscaloosa County, Alabama|Tuscaloosa County]] (west)
*[[Bibb County, Alabama|Bibb County]] (southwest)
*[[Shelby County, Alabama|Shelby County]] (south)
*[[Walker County, Alabama|Walker County]] (northwest)
*[[Blount County, Alabama|Blount County]] (northeast)
*[[St. Clair County, Alabama|St. Clair County]] (northeast)