Editing Chatham, New Hampshire (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|148.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|146.9|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.4|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}}, or 0.96%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The highest point in Chatham is the summit of [[South Baldface]], with an elevation of {{convert|3547|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]. Sable Mountain, elevation {{convert|3519|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is in the west, and Robbins Ridge crosses the center of Chatham from east to west. Upper Kimball Pond is in the southeast, and Basin Pond is in the northeast. Chatham lies fully within the [[Saco River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]].<ref name=watershed>{{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>

An article in ''Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire'' (1875) stated, 
<blockquote>"[[Carter Dome|Carter's Mountain]] rises so high between this town and [[Jackson, New Hampshire|Jackson]] as to prevent the opening of a highway, and the people of the respective towns, in their intercourse, are obliged to pass through a portion of [[Maine]]. [[Kearsarge North|Kiarsarge]] [sic], in the south-west corner of the town, has...upon the summit...a commodious house for the accommodation of visitors. The views from this mountain are grand and very extensive. In the north-west corner is [[North Baldface|Baldface]] [[South Baldface|Mountain]]. Teams can be driven nearly to its summit. From the crest of this mountain the [[Tip-Top House]] on [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]] can be seen, also the ocean."<ref name="1875Chatham">Article in [http://gedcomindex.com/Reference/New_Hampshire_1875/091.html ''Statistics and Gazetteer of New-Hampshire'' (1875)]</ref></blockquote> "Kiarsarge" (now Kearsarge North) and Baldface are now accessible only by hiking trails, and the summit of Kearsarge North has a lookout tower but no other structures. The views are still as extensive as before. Access to the town of Jackson continues to be partially through Maine by taking [[Maine State Route 113]] south to the [[Fryeburg, Maine|Fryeburg]] area, then traveling west through [[Conway, New Hampshire|Conway]]. Route 113, leading north, crosses into New Hampshire in the North Chatham part of town, then curves back into Maine to cross the mountains in [[Evans Notch]] and descend north to [[U.S. Route 2]] in [[Gilead, Maine]].

North Chatham is a pene-[[enclave]] in the winter, functionally accessible to neighboring New Hampshire towns only by traveling through Maine first.

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire|Bean's Purchase]] (north)
* [[South Oxford, Maine]] (northeast)
* [[Stow, Maine]] (east)
* [[Fryeburg, Maine]] (southeast)
* [[Conway, New Hampshire|Conway]] (south)
* [[Bartlett, New Hampshire|Bartlett]] (southwest)
* [[Jackson, New Hampshire|Jackson]] (west)