What is the geography of Franconia, New Hampshire?
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 170.8 km sq (66.0 square miles). 170.6 km sq (65.9 mi sq) of it is land and 0.2 km sq (0.1 mi sq) of it is water, comprising 0.12% of the town. Franconia is drained by the Pemigewasset River, the Gale River, and the Ham Branch of the Gale River, in addition to Lafayette Brook. The area of Franconia Notch is well-known for its natural features, including Profile and Echo lakes, the Basin, Mount Lafayette, Mount Lincoln (New Hampshire)Mount Lincoln, and Cannon Mountain (New Hampshire)Cannon Mountain. Mount Lafayette (5,260 foot (unit of lengthfeet above sea level) is the highest peak in Franconia. The Old Man of the Mountain, a profile-like cliff which inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write ”The Great Stone Face”, collapsed on May 3, 2003. In addition to the mountains around Franconia Notch, there are several other four-thousand footers within the town limits: Mount Garfield (New Hampshire)Mount Garfield, Galehea
