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==Geography== Nelson is located in the eastern part of Cheshire County, in southwestern New Hampshire. Its eastern border is the [[Hillsborough County, New Hampshire|Hillsborough County]] line. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|60.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|56.7|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|3.5|km2|order=flip}} are water, comprising 5.88% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> The eastern part of the town drains towards the [[Contoocook River]], a tributary of the [[Merrimack River]] and part of the [[Gulf of Maine]] watershed, while the western part of the town feeds tributaries of the [[Ashuelot River]], part of the [[Connecticut River]] watershed draining to [[Long Island Sound]]. Spoonwood Pond and part of [[Nubanusit Lake]] are in the east. Part of [[Silver Lake (Harrisville, New Hampshire)|Silver Lake]] is in the south, and part of [[Granite Lake (New Hampshire)|Granite Lake]] is in the north. The village of [[Munsonville, New Hampshire|Munsonville]] is located at the outlet of Granite Lake. The highest point in Nelson is the summit of Osgood Hill (also known as Nelson Pinnacle), with an elevation of {{convert|2253|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]. The town is crossed by the [[Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway]], a {{convert|50|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} hiking trail that traverses the highlands of southern New Hampshire from [[Mount Monadnock]] in [[Jaffrey, New Hampshire|Jaffrey]] to [[Mount Sunapee]] in [[Newbury, New Hampshire|Newbury]]. The trail passes directly through the center of Nelson. The town is crossed by [[New Hampshire Route 9]]. ===Adjacent municipalities=== * [[Stoddard, New Hampshire|Stoddard]] (north) * [[Antrim, New Hampshire|Antrim]] (northeast) * [[Hancock, New Hampshire|Hancock]] (east) * [[Harrisville, New Hampshire|Harrisville]] (south) * [[Roxbury, New Hampshire|Roxbury]] (southwest) * [[Sullivan, New Hampshire|Sullivan]] (west)
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