▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁E ps om ▁is ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Fort ▁Mountain , ▁at ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁part ▁of ▁town . ▁ ▁Other ▁neighbor ing ▁small ▁mountains ▁in ▁town ▁include ▁Mc Co y ▁Mountain ▁() ▁and ▁N ats ▁Mountain ▁( ). ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁dra ined ▁by ▁the ▁Sun cook ▁River . ▁E ps om ▁lies ▁fully ▁within ▁the ▁M err im ack ▁River ▁waters hed . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁municipal ities ▁▁ ▁Pitts field , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( n orth ) ▁ ▁North wood , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( n ortheast ) ▁ ▁De er field , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( east ) ▁ ▁Allen st own , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( s outh ) ▁ ▁P embro ke , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( s outh west ) ▁ ▁Ch ich ester , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁( west ) ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 4 , 0 2 1 ▁people , ▁ 1 , 4 9 1 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 1 , 1 0 3 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 1 1 7 . 7 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 4 5 . 4 / km ²). ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 , 5 9 2 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 4 6 . 6 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 8 . 0