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Looking north-east from Dufferin. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Dufferin sits at 144 ft along the Chemin du Roy, facing 30 degrees, with the land dropping 131 ft within 600 meters of the overlook. The view spans north to east-northeast, taking in the Rivière Saint-Charles at 1.1 mi and Pointe de Lévy at 1.2 mi, with the Rivière Beauport further out at 2.9 mi. Two cliff features, Le Cap and La Falaise, appear to the north-northeast at 3.4 and 3.8 mi, both rising above 70 ft. Several water bodies cluster between 4.2 and 4.8 mi in the same general direction, including bassin Canac-Marquis at 223 ft elevation and Bassin de la Parentiere at 289 ft, alongside lower-lying ponds like Étang des Bernaches and Étang de la Côte. Daylight hours vary by season, with sunrise as early as 04:51 at the June solstice and as late as 07:28 at the December solstice, while sunset ranges from 16:00 in December to 20:43 in June. Dufferin follows Plessis and precedes the Scenic overlook stop along this byway.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
144 ft
View
Northeast · 30°
Relief
131 ft drop
In view
10 named features
A south view of Château Frontenac, Québec City, as seen from Terrasse Dufferin
DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A southwest view of the lower town of Québec City, as seen from Terrasse Dufferin
DXR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dufferin
Carogeraud · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Les glissades de la Terrasse Dufferin
Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Les glissades de la Terrasse Dufferin
Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Les glissades de la Terrasse Dufferin
Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Rivière Saint-Charles13 ftnorth-northeast · 1.1 mi
  • Pointe de Lévy79 fteast-northeast · 1.2 mi
  • Rivière Beauport23 ftnorth · 2.9 mi
  • Le Cap82 ftnorth-northeast · 3.4 mi
  • La Falaise72 ftnorth-northeast · 3.8 mi
  • bassin Canac-Marquis223 ftnorth-northeast · 4.2 mi
  • Bassin des Pionieres de Beauport105 ftnorth-northeast · 4.6 mi
  • Bassin de la Parentiere289 ftnorth · 4.6 mi
  • Étang des Bernaches10 ftnorth-northeast · 4.6 mi
  • Étang de la Côte13 ftnorth-northeast · 4.8 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:4918:5718:17
June solstice04:5120:4319:56
September equinox06:3218:4518:05
December solstice07:2816:0015:08

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Terrasse Dufferin is a boardwalk that wraps around the Château Frontenac in Quebec City, Quebec, towards the Citadelle, overlooking the St. Lawrence River.

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How high is Dufferin?

Dufferin sits at about 144 feet (44 m).

What can you see from Dufferin?

From Dufferin: Rivière Saint-Charles (NNE, 1.1 mi); Pointe de Lévy (ENE, 1.2 mi); Rivière Beauport (N, 2.9 mi); Le Cap (NNE, 3.4 mi).

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