New Year Lake
General data
- Name: New Year Lake
- Water system: Planet Earth
- Water type: Natural lake
- Progression: Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
New Year Lake is a lake in the Hays Canyon Range of northwestern Washoe County, Nevada, US, at elevation 1,813 metres. Explorer John C. Frémont passed New Year Lake on December 26, 1843 during his second expedition.The name of New Year Lake was changed into Crook's Lake in the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) in 1966. The name change was reversed in 1989 because the name "New Year Lake" was used historically. "Crooks Lake" is listed as a variant name together with Roops Lake.
