Real-time open/closed reports, winter ice road schedules, webcams, and Richardson Mountains pass status across Dempster Highway Wright Pass and Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway. Verified live via NWT Infrastructure.
Seasonal winter ice road crossing mountain gaps and frozen rivers connecting Wrigley to Norman Wells, Tulita, and Fort Good Hope. Open Jan – Mar.
High alpine mountain passes spanning the vast, roadless Mackenzie Mountains. Traverse routes used by Sahtu Dene hunters and wilderness expeditions.
Historic WWII oil pipeline mountain road crossings. Impassable for trucks due to collapsed bridges; world-renowned 355 km wilderness backpacking route.
High mountain pass wilderness treks in Nááts'ihch'oh Park Reserve. Sacred alpine lands surrounding Mount Nááts'ihch'oh and the headwaters of Canada's wildest rivers.
Remote alpine divide pass treks along the rugged Selwyn Mountains separating Northwest Territories from Yukon Territory.
The highest mountain pass elevation treks in NWT across the dramatic limestone ridges and horn peaks of the Backbone Ranges.
Canada's only all-season highway to the Arctic Ocean. Ascends rolling permafrost tundra hills crossing arctic watersheds north of the treeline.
World-famous winter ice road built across frozen lakes carrying heavy industrial transport to remote diamond mines. Made famous by Ice Road Truckers.
| Pass / Route | Elevation | Highway / Corridor | Mountain Range / Region | Status | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Wells Pass | 450 m (1,476 ft) | Mackenzie Valley Winter Hwy | Sahtu Region | Seasonal Winter Road | NWT Infrastructure 511 |
| Mackenzie Mountains Passes | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) | Alpine Mountain Gaps | Mackenzie Mountains Range | Extreme Wilderness | NWT Parks & Sahtu Dene |
| Canol Road Crossings | 1,371 m (4,500 ft) | Canol Heritage Trail | Dodo Canyon to Macmillan Pass | Unmaintained Trail | NWT ITI & Heritage |
| Nááts'ihch'oh Passes | 1,620 m (5,315 ft) | Nahanni Headwaters Trail | Nááts'ihch'oh Park Reserve | Open | Parks Canada & Sahtu Dene |
| Selwyn Mountains Passes | 1,510 m (4,954 ft) | Selwyn Divide Trail | NWT / Yukon Boundary | Open | NWT ITI & Yukon Env |
| Backbone Range Passes | 1,750 m (5,741 ft) | Backbone High Crest | Mackenzie Mountains Crest | Open | Backcountry Expedition |
| Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Hwy (ITH) | 210 m (689 ft) | Highway 13 | Arctic Ocean Tundra | Open | NWT Infrastructure 511 |
| Tibbitt Ice Road Pass | 430 m (1,411 ft) | Lac de Gras Ice Road | Slave Geological Province | Seasonal (Feb – Mar) | Joint Venture Ice Road |