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==Geography== [[File:Randolph NH from Dome Rock.png|thumb|View of the Randolph Hill section of town from Dome Rock]] [[Image:South view mt crescent aug 2007.JPG|thumb|right|The Randolph Valley section of town as seen looking south from [[Mount Crescent|Mt. Crescent]]. Mounts Madison and Adams of the [[Presidential Range]] rise above the town limits to the south.]] According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|122.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|121.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.2|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 0.13% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Randolph's geography is mountainous. The south side of the town includes the northern slopes of the Presidentials. The north side of the town includes four main mountains: [[Mount Crescent]], [[Black Crescent Mountain]], Mount Randolph and Pond Hill. Dividing the northerly slopes from the southerly slopes is U.S. Route 2. There are no trails maintained to the top of Black Crescent Mountain or Pond Hill. The highest point in Randolph is on the town's southern border, atop a {{convert|3950|ft|m|adj=on}} knob on Howker Ridge, a spur of [[Mount Madison]]. The settled part of Randolph is divided into two main areas: Randolph "valley", where town hall is, and Randolph Hill, which has several roads all connected to a main road called Randolph Hill Road. Randolph Hill has the site of the Mt. Crescent House (hotel), which opened in 1883 as the "Randolph Hill House" and was torn down in 1971. Randolph also had "Ravine House" on Durand Road, straight north of the Appalachia trailhead. Other sections of town include the area west of Durand Road, which includes Valley Road and a number of houses along Route 2, towards [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]]. The main Randolph train station was at Appalachia. Other, secondary stations included "Randolph East" on the Dolly Copp (or "Pinkham B") Road, and Bowman, at the height of land to the west. ===Adjacent municipalities=== * [[Berlin, New Hampshire|Berlin]] (north) * [[Gorham, New Hampshire|Gorham]] (east) * [[Thompson and Meserve's Purchase, New Hampshire|Thompson and Meserve's Purchase]] (southeast) * [[Low and Burbank's Grant, New Hampshire|Low and Burbank's Grant]] (south) * [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]] (west) * [[Kilkenny, New Hampshire|Kilkenny]] (northwest) ===Climate=== Temperatures in the summer can reach nearly {{convert|100|F}}, though that is exceedingly rare, with summer days seldom getting above the 80s (Β°F) and summer nights frequently being in the 50s or even the 40s. Temperatures in the winter can be below {{convert|-40|F}}. Ice Gulch, in the forest in the northern part of Randolph, contains the largest known subalpine cold-air talus barren in [[New Hampshire]], with a microclimate significantly colder than the rest of the town, containing ice blocks that sometimes survive the entire summer without melting.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ice Gulch |url=https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/icegulch.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921064206/https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/icegulch.pdf |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |url-status=live |publisher=New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau |access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>
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