Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 841 square miles (2,179 km²), virtually all of which is land. The climate is generally dry and in spring and summer it is hot; the hottest daily maximum temperatures in the continental US are often recorded in lower elevation areas near the Pecos River in the county, particularly during the months of April, May and June.
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