Editing Jackson, New Hampshire (section)

== Geography ==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|173.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.06%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Jackson is drained by the [[Ellis River (New Hampshire)|Ellis River]] and its tributary [[Wildcat Brook]]. The highest point in Jackson is {{convert|3870|ft|m}} above [[sea level]] on Wildcat Ridge, at the northern boundary of town. The ridge continues to rise north of the town border to the summit of [[Wildcat Mountain (New Hampshire)|Wildcat Mountain]]—{{convert|4422|ft|m|abbr=on}}—in the neighboring township of [[Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire|Bean's Purchase]]. Jackson 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>

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Bean's Purchase, New Hampshire|Bean's Purchase]] (north)
* [[Chatham, New Hampshire|Chatham]] (east)
* [[Bartlett, New Hampshire|Bartlett]] (south)
* [[Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire|Sargent's Purchase]] (west)
* [[Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire|Pinkham's Grant]] (northwest)