Dufton Lake

Dufton Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Dufton Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Dufton Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 59.99123, -99.45077. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dufton Lake

• Nueltin Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nahilin Falls · waterfall · Kivalliq Region · ~60 km
• Nahili Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~62 km
• Kennedy Hill · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~9 km
• Baumgarten Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Mouchet Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~12 km
• Bennett Hill · viewpoint · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~16 km
• Mittler Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~22 km
• Karlenzig Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~23 km
• Elms Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~26 km
• Culbert Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~27 km
• Goszka Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~27 km
• Howald Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~29 km
• Poho Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~30 km
• Hawkes Summit · viewpoint · Kivalliq Region · ~31 km
• Macksimchuk Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~32 km
• John Osborn Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~33 km
• Sherrill Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dufton Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dufton Lake

• Nueltin Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~46 km · Must-see
• Putahow Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~84 km · Must-see
• Putahow Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~85 km · Must-see
• Munroe Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~127 km · Must-see
• Nejanalini Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~128 km · Must-see
• Kasmere Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~133 km · Must-see
• Egenolf Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~139 km · Must-see
• Nahili Lake · lake · Unorganized Division No. 23 · ~62 km
• Alyward Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~92 km
• Baralzon Lake · lake · Kivalliq Region · ~98 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Nunavut

Frequently asked