Township in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Township in New Hampshire, United States
Pinkham's Grant
is a
township
in
Coos County
,
New Hampshire
, United States. The grant lies entirely within the
White Mountain National Forest
. As of the
2020 United States census
, the population of the grant was zero.
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In New Hampshire, locations, grants, townships (which are different from towns), and purchases are unincorporated portions of a county which are not part of any town and have limited self-government (if any, as many are uninhabited).
Geography
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The grant occupies the center of
Pinkham Notch
, a major pass in the
White Mountains
. The elevation at the height of land in the notch is 2,032 feet (619 m) above
sea level
, while the highest point in the grant is 3,050 feet (930 m), along
Wildcat Ridge
on the grant's eastern boundary.
New Hampshire Route 16
passes through the grant as it traverses the notch; the highway leads north to
Gorham
and south to
North Conway
. The
Appalachian Trail
crosses the grant through Pinkham Notch.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the grant has a total area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km
2
), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km
2
), or 0.16%, are water.
[1]
The north side of the grant drains via the
Peabody River
to the
Androscoggin River
in
Gorham
, while the south side is drained by the
Ellis River
, which runs to the
Saco River
in
Glen
.
Adjacent municipalities
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Demographics
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As of the
2020 census
, there were no people living in the grant.
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Recreation
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The
Appalachian Mountain Club
's Pinkham Notch Visitor Center in the center of the grant is a popular starting point for hikes up
Mount Washington
to the west and up
Wildcat Mountain
to the east. The base of
Wildcat Mountain Ski Area
is in the eastern part of the grant. A short stretch of the
Mount Washington Auto Road
, which begins at Glen House in neighboring
Green's Grant
, passes through the northwestern corner of Pinkham's Grant.
References
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Places adjacent to Pinkham's Grant, New Hampshire
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