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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.
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.

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:57 | 18:17 |
| June solstice | 04:51 | 20:43 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:45 | 18:05 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:00 | 15:08 |
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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.
Dufferin sits at about 144 feet (44 m).
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).
Scenic overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Dufferin.
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