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==Geography== There are several villages in the town. *[[Twin Mountain, New Hampshire|Twin Mountain]], which has a small airstrip, is primarily a summer and winter resort located at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 3]] from [[Franconia, New Hampshire|Franconia]] and [[U.S. Route 302#New Hampshire|U.S. Route 302]] from [[Bethlehem, New Hampshire|Bethlehem]]. *[[Bretton Woods, New Hampshire|Bretton Woods]] is a year-round recreational and resort area on Route 302, southeast toward [[Hart's Location, New Hampshire|Hart's Location]]. *Adjacent to Bretton Woods at the junction of the Mount Washington Cog Railway Base Station Road with Route 302 is the former train station of Fabyan. *Two miles north of Twin Mountain along Route 3 is the small village of Carroll proper. [[New Hampshire Route 115]] leads from Carroll to [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]], with scenic views of Whitefield, [[Lancaster, New Hampshire|Lancaster]] and the northern White Mountains. A substantial portion of the town is part of the [[White Mountain National Forest]], including Cherry Mountain ("Mount Martha", at {{convert|3554|ft|m}} above [[sea level]]), which is traversed by the [[Cohos Trail]]; and part of the [[Dartmouth Range]], which contains Mount Deception, the {{convert|3670|ft|m|adj=on}} summit of which is the highest point in town. The southeastern corner of town boasts the Mount Washington Hotel and the [[height of land]] in Crawford Notch. The Ammonoosuc River rises at the confluence of several brooks and flows westward generally along Route 302 through town. The [[Saco River]] begins at Saco Lake in Crawford Notch and runs south-southeast to the [[Maine]] coast. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|130.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|km2|order=flip}} are water, comprising 0.05% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Carroll lies almost fully within the [[Connecticut River]] [[Drainage basin|watershed]], leading south to [[Long Island Sound]];<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> the southernmost tip of the town surrounding Saco Lake, however, is part of the [[Saco River]] watershed, leading east to the [[Gulf of Maine]]. ===Adjacent municipalities=== * [[Jefferson, New Hampshire|Jefferson]] (north) * [[Low and Burbank's Grant, New Hampshire|Low and Burbank's Grant]] (east) * [[Crawford's Purchase, New Hampshire|Crawford's Purchase]] (southeast) * [[Bean's Grant, New Hampshire|Bean's Grant]] (southeast) * [[Hart's Location, New Hampshire|Hart's Location]] (southeast) * [[Bethlehem, New Hampshire|Bethlehem]] (south) * [[Whitefield, New Hampshire|Whitefield]] (northwest)
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