Editing Washington County, Tennessee (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Limestone-barn-tn1.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Farm near [[Limestone, Tennessee|Limestone]]]]
[[File:Washington-County-RR-tracks-rainbow-tn1.jpg|right|210px|thumb|Rainbow and railroad tracks near [[Telford, Tennessee|Telford]]]]

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|330|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|326|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.3|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_47.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 14, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The western portion of the county is situated in the [[Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians]], which are characterized by long, narrow ridges roughly oriented northeast-to-southwest. The county's most prominent Ridge-and-Valley features rise in the vicinity of its northwestern border with [[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins]] and [[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan]] counties. The eastern portion of the county lies within the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]], specifically the [[Bald Mountains]] (south of the [[Nolichucky River]]) and the [[Unaka Range]] (north of the Nolichucky).<ref>{{cite web |author1=Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation |display-authors=et al. |url=http://www.epa.gov/ttnamti1/files/networkplans/TNPlan2010.pdf |title=Ambient Air Monitoring Plan |website=Environmental Protection Agency |date=July 1, 2010 |access-date=March 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112754/http://www.epa.gov/ttnamti1/files/networkplans/TNPlan2010.pdf |archive-date= April 2, 2015 }}</ref> Buffalo Mountain, a long ridge that straddles much of Washington's eastern boundary, contains the county's highest point, {{convert|3520|ft|m|adj=on}} Pinnacle Knob. The [[Cherokee National Forest]] protects much of the extreme eastern part of the county. Sampson Mountain, which rises in the southeastern part of the county, is home to a designated [[National Wilderness Preservation System|national wilderness area]].

The [[Nolichucky River]] flows through the southern part of Washington County. The [[Watauga River]] flows the northern part of the county, and forms part of the county's border with [[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan County]]. The lower section of the Watauga River is part of [[Boone Dam|Boone Lake]].

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Sullivan County, Tennessee|Sullivan County]] (north)
*[[Carter County, Tennessee|Carter County]] (east)
*[[Unicoi County, Tennessee|Unicoi County]] (south)
*[[Greene County, Tennessee|Greene County]] (west)
*[[Hawkins County, Tennessee|Hawkins County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
*[[Cherokee National Forest]] (part)

===State protected areas===

*[[Chester Inn]] (state historic site)
*[[Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site]]

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