Explore Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Northwest Territories or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Nahanni Butte and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Nahanni Butte.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Nahanni Butte |
| Type | Settlement |
| Province / Territory | Northwest Territories (NT) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 61.0356 |
| Longitude | -123.3832 |
| Population | 81 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | X0G |
| Area Code | 867 |
| Importance | Large city |
| CGN ID | LAQJQ |
Nahanni Butte is a settlement in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a large city. Nahanni Butte is located at 61.0356°N, 123.3832°W.
Nahanni Butte rests at the confluence of the Liard River and the South Nahanni River, a point where the water’s edge meets the rising shoulders of the land. It lies 88.7 km north of Fort Liard, NT (from Fort Liard, NT: bearing 3°T), and is situated 11.7 km north-north-west of Netla. The earth here holds the weight of the Jackfish Ridge, a constant presence that anchors the horizon and dictates the way the wind moves through the valley. When the sun slips behind the peaks at dusk, the light turns a bruised, heavy gold, catching the silt in the river current until the water glints like hammered metal. This terrain demands a quiet attention, defined by the proximity of the Liard River and the South Nahanni River as they shape the life of the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the landscape remains expansive and wild, with Parc territorial Blackstone sitting 27 km away as a reminder of the vast, protected silences that define the region. The history of Nahanni Butte is rooted in the movement of people who have long traveled these waterways, finding sustenance and passage within the river systems. Economic life in Nahanni Butte maintains a direct connection to the environment, balancing traditional harvesting practices with the seasonal demands of the north. The rhythm of the day is often dictated by the water levels and the ice, an existence where the movement of the Liard River provides both a route for transit and a source of local bounty. Industry here does not roar; it hums with the steady, necessary work of those who know how to read the shifting currents and the changing seasons of the Northwest Territories. Culturally, Nahanni Butte carries the enduring heritage of the Dene people, whose presence defines the character of the settlement. Life in Nahanni Butte centers on family and the transmission of land-based knowledge, where the oral history of the valley is passed down through generations. There are no grand monuments here, only the sharp, clean lines of the ridge and the persistent flow of the rivers, which serve as the primary landmarks for those who call the place home. The atmosphere is one of profound stillness, punctuated by the occasional call of birds or the low drone of a boat engine, marking a life that is lived in close, observant proximity to the natural world.
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Explore Nahanni Butte, 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: 61.0356, -123.3832. 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 Nahanni Butte includes the postal code (X0G), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Nahanni Butte 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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |