Guided hiking trip · named tour operator · Black Feather Wilderness Adventure Company, named by the Quttinirpaaq park authority (Parks Canada) as a tour operator
The station at the head of Tanquary Fiord, where almost every visit begins and ends. Staffed from June to late July. The gravel airstrip where the Twin Otter lands is five kilometres away.
The station at the head of the fiord is the start and end of almost every visit, with a gravel airstrip, kitchen tent and a small museum.
Four kilometres from the station. Old archaeological sites lie around the lake; the park authority publishes a separate self-guided walk brochure for them, also in Inuktitut.
At 2,616 metres (8,583 ft) the highest mountain in eastern North America. The park authority names it as a goal for ski tourers in spring; the park is not suitable for beginners.
The highest mountain in eastern North America, and according to the park authority a goal for the few who come on skis in spring.
One of the largest and deepest lakes north of the Arctic Circle and also a thermal oasis: meadows grow here, and Arctic hares gather in their hundreds.
The island on the northern edge of the park, starting point for North Pole expeditions and the site of research camps for decades. There is an emergency radio here too.
The island on the northern edge of the park: research camp, emergency radio, and for some the last stop before the pack ice.
