Skyrim:Northwind Summit

Dragon Lair: Northwind Summit (view on map) (lore page)
Clearable	Yes
Dungeon	Yes
Respawn Time	10 days or 30 days
Occupants
Dragon, Skeletons
Console Location Code(s)
DragonLair06Exterior01, DragonLair06Exterior02, DragonLair06Exterior03, DragonLair06Exterior04
Region
The Rift
Location
Northwest of Shor's Stone South of Northwind Mine
Special Features
Word Wall	Aura Whisper
# of Smelters	1

Northwind Summit

Northwind Summit is a mountaintop dragon lair northwest of Shor's Stone. Its word wall teaches part of the Aura Whisper shout.

Related Quests

• Bounty: Dragon: Kill a dragon in its lair. (radiant)
• Dragon Seekers: Go to a dragon lair with Farkas or Vilkas and kill the dragon. (radiant)

• This location is one of many potential targets for one or more of the Radiant quests.

Walkthrough

Word wall

The lair is a short distance northwest of Shor's Stone, north-northwest of Riften, and far south of Windhelm, on the highest point in the Rift. To access the summit, you can travel through Northwind Mine, on the northern side of the mountain, or climb to it, starting at Shor's Stone and heading just a little ways south down the path until you see a slightly gentler mountain slope to the right. The stairs to Northwind Mine are at the northeast end of the summit. The summit is an abandoned mammoth hunter's camp with three dilapidated structures and mammoth skeletons.

Before the dragons' return, the word wall will be guarded by three skeletons.

After the dragons' return, the word wall will be guarded by a leveled dragon.

Regardless of whether Dragon Rising has been completed, the word wall is against the mountain, with the boss chest just in front. A smelter is to the west, between two of the structures, and an adept-locked chest is inside the farthest structure to the west, just on the precipice of the summit.

Notes

• A moonstone ore vein is above the Northwind Mine entrance.

Bugs

• If the dragon crash lands during your battle, the scripted terrain alterations may make it impossible to enter or leave the northwestern cabin (the one containing the locked chest), meaning that if you are inside, you will be unable to get out.
  • If you can find a way to kill the dragon while trapped in the cabin (for example, by using a follower or summoned creature), you will be able to exit via fast travel after leaving combat.