Camlaren Northwest Territories Map

About Camlaren, Northwest Territories

Camlaren is a abandoned locality in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a town. Camlaren is located at 62.9861°N, 113.2056°W.

Camlaren rests in quiet isolation upon the rocky, lichen-dusted margins of Gordon Lake, where the northern light stretches long and thin across the water. It lies 83.8 km north-east of Yellowknife, NT (from Yellowknife, NT: bearing 45°T), and is situated 85.1 km north-east of Dettah. The terrain surrounding Camlaren is defined by the hard, unyielding character of the Canadian Shield, where outcrops of ancient stone rise through thin soil to catch the low-hanging sun. During the brief, intense summer, the air holds a crystalline clarity, and the silence of the lake is broken only by the sudden, sharp slap of water against the shore or the distant call of a loon. The Cameron River, winding its way through the rugged expanse some 11 km away, serves as a distant, arterial pulse in a landscape that otherwise feels as if it has paused to hold its breath. The history of Camlaren is inextricably linked to the search for gold, a pursuit that once pulled prospectors into the deep chill of the north to tap the veins hidden beneath the surface. While the mines have long since fallen silent, the physical remnants of that industry linger like rusted artifacts in the scrub, marking a time when the promise of wealth drew men into the wilderness. Today, the economy has shifted away from the frantic pace of extraction, leaving the land to settle back into its own slow, geological time. Residents and visitors alike move through the days with a quiet awareness of the elements, respecting the cold that defines the seasons and the enduring, barren beauty of the Gordon Lake basin.

About This Camlaren Map Page

Explore Camlaren, Northwest Territories, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 62.986076, -113.205578. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Camlaren includes the postal code (X1A), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Camlaren is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.