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Location	Belknap County, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°28′20″N 71°18′16″W / 43.47222°N 71.30444°W / 43.47222; -71.30444
Primary outflows	tributary of Suncook River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	1.3 mi (2.1 km)
Max. width	0.5 mi (0.80 km)
Surface area	253 acres (1.02 km2)
Average depth	18 ft (5.5 m)
Max. depth	78 ft (24 m)
Surface elevation	806 ft (246 m)
Islands	3
Settlements	Gilmanton; Alton

Sunset Lake is a 253-acre (1.02 km²) water body located in Belknap County in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, United States, in the towns of Gilmanton and Alton. Water from Sunset Lake flows south to Crystal Lake, the head of the Suncook River, which flows to the Merrimack River and ultimately the Gulf of Maine.

The lake is classified as a warmwater fishery, with observed species including smallmouth and largemouth bass, rainbow smelt, chain pickerel, brown bullhead, sunfish, and yellow perch.