Explore Lac-des-Pins, Quebec, 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 Lac-des-Pins, Quebec. 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 Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Lac-des-Pins 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 Lac-des-Pins.
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 | Lac-des-Pins |
| Type | Hamlet |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Montcalm; Les Laurentides |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.924444 |
| Longitude | -74.498333 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J8C |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Small locality |
| CGN ID | EGWFU |
Lac-des-Pins is a hamlet in Montcalm; Les Laurentides, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a small locality. Lac-des-Pins is located at 45.9244°N, 74.4983°W.
Lac-des-Pins rests in the shadow of the rugged Mont Buck, a site where the earth rises in granite folds to meet the cooling sky. It lies 22.9 km south-south-east of Mont-Tremblant, QC (from Mont-Tremblant, QC: bearing 160°T), and is situated 13.5 km west-south-west of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard. The air here holds a distinct, metallic sharpness that clings to the needles of the evergreens, while the light at dusk settles in heavy, bruised purples against the slopes. Lac-des-Pins remains the heart of this landscape, its surface acting as a dark, polished mirror for the surrounding heights. Beyond the immediate basin, the terrain drops toward the Rivière Beaven, which winds its way through the lower reaches some twelve kilometers away. To the south, the Chutes de Lakeview provide a constant, low-frequency hum that vibrates through the bedrock, a sound that defines the quietude of the basin during the long, hushed winters. The history of Lac-des-Pins persists in the remnants of older timber operations, where the extraction of wood once dictated the movement of every inhabitant. Life in the shadow of Mont Buck demands a certain endurance, a reliance on the seasonal shifts that dictate the flow of goods and labor through these woods. Today, the economy leans into the quietude of the region, favoring a pace that respects the isolation provided by the steep, forested inclines. Locals move with an intentionality born of necessity, maintaining traditions that prioritize the maintenance of the land over the frantic pace of larger centers. Even in the stillness of a summer afternoon, one senses the weight of the geology, a reminder that the character of Lac-des-Pins is dictated by the slow, unyielding pressure of the mountains themselves.
Lac-des-Pins déploie ses rives paisibles sous l'ombre portée du Mont Buck, dont le relief robuste dicte la marche des vents et la course des ombres sur les pentes boisées. Dans cette partie des Laurentides, la lumière du crépuscule s'étire avec une lenteur particulière, venant mourir sur les eaux immobiles du Lac des Pins qui occupent le centre de ce vallon protégé. L'air y possède une densité fraîche, chargée des senteurs résineuses que soulève la brise. À quelques lieues de là, le tumulte discret de la Rivière Beaven scande le silence des forêts environnantes, tandis que plus loin, les Chutes de Lakeview offrent au randonneur attentif le fracas régulier de leur chute d'eau, seule rupture dans la quiétude minérale du secteur. L'occupation humaine à Lac-des-Pins se fait humble, respectueuse de ce sol accidenté où la terre exige une patience infinie de ceux qui la cultivent ou y bâtissent leurs demeures. Les façades, soumises aux rigueurs de l'altitude, conservent une simplicité austère, rappelant que la vie ici obéit aux rythmes stricts imposés par la géographie. Entre les sommets et les zones humides, chaque sentier semble raconter une histoire de persévérance, façonnant une identité locale qui puise sa force dans la proximité immédiate avec une nature sauvage, indomptée, qui domine impérieusement les horizons.
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Explore Lac-des-Pins, Quebec, 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: 45.924444, -74.498333. 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 Lac-des-Pins includes the postal code (J8C), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). 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 Lac-des-Pins 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) |