Alert Point

Alert Point: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Alert Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

Visiting Alert Point: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Alert Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 81.99033, -78.58560. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alert Point

• Commonwealth Mountain · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~67 km · Must-see
• Barbeau Peak · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~71 km · Must-see
• De Vries Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~18 km
• North Ellesmere Icefield · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~31 km
• Marine Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~41 km
• Yelverton Pass · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~45 km
• Highpointer Peak · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~57 km
• Fiala Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~59 km
• Air Force Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~60 km
• Deuchars Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~63 km
• Milne Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~63 km
• Ekblaw Lake · lake · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~73 km
• Ad Astra Ice Cap · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~73 km
• de Vries Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~18 km
• Air Force Glacier · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~40 km
• Commando Peak · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~40 km
• Capstan Peak · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~42 km
• Quarterdeck Peak · viewpoint · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Alert Point

Other beaches & coast near Alert Point

• Egingwah Bay · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~113 km
• Burke Bay · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~118 km
• Cape Richards · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~47 km
• Fishhook Point · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~95 km
• Taconite Inlet · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~118 km
• Cape Fernald · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~120 km
• Cape Egerton · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~125 km
• Cape Bicknor · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~126 km
• Cape Macoun · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~127 km
• Rendezvous Bay · beach · Qikiqtaaluk Region · ~134 km

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