Editing Gilford, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|138.7|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|100.5|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|38.2|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} are water, comprising 27.56% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> [[Belknap Mountain]], elevation {{convert|2384|ft|m}} above [[sea level]] and the highest point in Gilford as well as Belknap County, is in the south. Much of the town is drained by the [[Gunstock River]], a tributary of [[Lake Winnipesaukee]]. Gilford 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 11]] crosses the town from east to west, connecting [[Alton, New Hampshire|Alton]] and [[Rochester, New Hampshire|Rochester]] to the east with [[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia]] to the west. NH 11 joins [[U.S. Route 3#New Hampshire|U.S. Route 3]] near the western border of Gilford, and together they turn south on the Laconia Bypass, which is largely within the Gilford town limits, traveling southwest towards [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]] and [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]]. [[New Hampshire Route 11A]] is an alternate east–west route to NH 11, passing through the center of Gilford and by the entrance to [[Gunstock Mountain Resort]]. [[New Hampshire Route 11B]] leaves NH 11 near Sanders Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee and proceeds northwest to [[Weirs Beach, New Hampshire|Weirs Beach]] in Laconia.

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
*[[Moultonborough, New Hampshire|Moultonborough]] (north)
*[[Alton, New Hampshire|Alton]] (east)
*[[Gilmanton, New Hampshire|Gilmanton]] (southeast)
*[[Belmont, New Hampshire|Belmont]] (south)
*[[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia]] (west)
*[[Meredith, New Hampshire|Meredith]] (northeast)