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== Geography == The grant occupies the center of [[Pinkham Notch]], a major pass in the [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]]. The elevation at the height of land in the notch is {{convert|2032|ft}} above [[sea level]], while the highest point in the grant is {{convert|3050|ft|m}}, along [[Wildcat Mountain (New Hampshire)|Wildcat Ridge]] on the grant's eastern boundary. [[New Hampshire Route 16]] passes through the grant as it traverses the notch; the highway leads north to [[Gorham (CDP), New Hampshire|Gorham]] and south to [[North Conway, New Hampshire|North Conway]]. The [[Appalachian Trail]] crosses the grant through Pinkham Notch. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the grant has a total area of {{convert|9.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.02|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.16%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The north side of the grant drains via the [[Peabody River]] to the [[Androscoggin River]] in [[Gorham, New Hampshire|Gorham]], while the south side is drained by the [[Ellis River (New Hampshire)|Ellis River]], which runs to the [[Saco River]] in [[Glen, New Hampshire|Glen]]. ===Adjacent municipalities=== * [[Green's Grant, New Hampshire|Green's Grant]] (north) * [[Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire|Bean's Purchase]] (east) * [[Jackson, New Hampshire|Jackson]] (southeast) * [[Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire|Sargent's Purchase]] (west) * [[Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, New Hampshire|Thompson and Meserve's Purchase]] (northwest)
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