Sunset Lake

Sunset Lake is a 253-acre water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Gilmanton and Alton.

Type: Reservoir
Description: lake of the United States of America
Also known as: “Places Pond” and “Sunset Lake (Lakes Region, New Hampshire)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crystal Lake.

Crystal Lake

Photo: AerialPhotoNH, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Crystal Lake is a 455-acre water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, United States, in the town of Gilmanton. Crystal Lake is at the head of the Suncook River watershed. Crystal Lake is situated 2½ miles south of Sunset Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton Bay and Gilmanton Ironworks.

Alton Bay

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Alton Bay is an unincorporated community in the town of Alton in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States, and is located on Alton Bay, a 4-mile-long cove of Lake Winnipesaukee which forms the southernmost point on the lake. Alton Bay is situated 3½ miles east of Sunset Lake.

Gilmanton Ironworks

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gilmanton Ironworks is an unincorporated community in the town of Gilmanton in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located near the eastern boundary of the town, along a stretch of the Suncook River south of the outlet of Crystal Lake. Gilmanton Ironworks is situated 4 miles south of Sunset Lake.

Alton

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Alton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,894 at the 2020 census, up from 5,250 at the 2010 census. It is home to Alton Bay State Forest and Mount Major State Forest.

Sunset Lake

Categories: lake and body of water
Location: Belknap, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.47227° or 43° 28′ 20″ north

Longitude

-71.30492° or 71° 18′ 18″ west

Elevation

807 feet (246 metres)

Open location code

87MCFMCW+W2

GeoNames ID

5093389

Wikidata ID

Q7348402

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Sunset Lake” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Sunset Lake (tubiganan sa Estados Unidos, New Hampshire, Belknap County)”
Cebuano: “Sunset Lake”
French: “Sunset Lake”

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