Editing Belmont, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|82.6|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|77.6|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|5.0|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 6.08% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The highest point in Belmont is Cotton Hill,{{Citation needed|date=July 2015}} a {{convert|1360|ft|m|adj=on}} summit near the town's northern border. Drained by the [[Tioga River (New Hampshire)|Tioga River]], Belmont lies fully within the [[Merrimack River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Water Use in New Hampshire: An Activities Guide for Teachers |url=http://nh.water.usgs.gov/Publications/nh.intro.html |last=Foster |first=Debra H. |author2=Batorfalvy, Tatianna N. |author3= Medalie, Laura |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey |year=1995}}</ref>

[[New Hampshire Route 106]] passes through the town center, connecting [[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia]] to the north with [[Loudon, New Hampshire|Loudon]] and [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]] to the south. [[New Hampshire Route 140]] crosses NH 106 at the town center, leading to [[Gilmanton, New Hampshire|Gilmanton]] and [[Alton, New Hampshire|Alton]] to the east and [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]] to the west. [[U.S. Route 3#New Hampshire|U.S. Route 3]] and [[New Hampshire Route 11]], forming a concurrency, pass through the northwest corner of the town along the shore of [[Lake Winnisquam]], leading north to Laconia and southwest to Tilton and [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]]. [[New Hampshire Route 107]] crosses the northeastern corner of the town, connecting Gilmanton to the south with Laconia to the north.

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
* [[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia]] (north)
* [[Gilford, New Hampshire|Gilford]] (northeast)
* [[Gilmanton, New Hampshire|Gilmanton]] (east)
* [[Northfield, New Hampshire|Northfield]] (south)
* [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]] (west)
* [[Sanbornton, New Hampshire|Sanbornton]] (northwest)