Editing Sanbornton, New Hampshire (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|128.6|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|122.7|km2|abbr=on|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|5.9|km2|abbr=on|order=flip|1}} are water, comprising 4.58% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> Bounded on the west by the [[Pemigewasset River]] and on the east by [[Lake Winnisquam]], Sanbornton is largely drained by Salmon Brook, a tributary of the Pemigewasset. The highest point in town is the summit of Hersey Mountain, elevation {{convert|2001|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], along the town's northwestern border.

The town is served by [[Interstate 93 in New Hampshire|Interstate 93]], [[New Hampshire Route 132]], and [[New Hampshire Route 127]]. I-93 accesses the town via Exit 22 (NH 127) and leads north to [[Plymouth, New Hampshire|Plymouth]] and south to [[Concord, New Hampshire|Concord]]. NH 132 parallels I-93 as a local road, connecting [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]] to the south with [[New Hampton, New Hampshire|New Hampton]] and [[Ashland, New Hampshire|Ashland]] to the north. NH 127 intersects NH 132 in the village of Gaza within Sanbornton and leads southwest to [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]]. [[U.S. Route 3]] crosses a very small southeastern corner of Sanbornton at the village of [[Winnisquam, New Hampshire|Winnisquam]], where the road crosses Lake Winnisquam.

=== Adjacent municipalities ===
* [[Meredith, New Hampshire|Meredith]] (north)
* [[Laconia, New Hampshire|Laconia]] (northeast)
* [[Belmont, New Hampshire|Belmont]] (east)
* [[Tilton, New Hampshire|Tilton]] (south)
* [[Franklin, New Hampshire|Franklin]] (southwest)
* [[Hill, New Hampshire|Hill]] (west)
* [[New Hampton, New Hampshire|New Hampton]] (northwest)