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This selection of pictures and photos of Canada’s Yukon capture sweeping images of wild arctic landscapes, and bring to life the territory’s lively gold rush history. (58 pictures in this photo gallery)

Yukon, dubbed “larger than life” is a wild place with rivers, mountains, glacier-fed lakes, alpine flowers and abundant wildlife. Yukon is the most western of Canada’s three territories, bordering the US state of Alaska to the west and the Northwest Territories to the east.

There are many stunning parks in Yukon, including Kluane National Park in the southwest, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site. In Kluane National Park, one can visit the Kashawulsh glacier, take in a winter sunset, or view Mt Logan, the highest mountain in Canada.

The Tombstone Mountains are one of the territory’s treasures. Here, jagged granite peaks mark the skyline. ...

Yukon Photos

Snow Mountain Kluane National Park Yukon

The mountain peak covered in snow glistens in the sun in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
A deep blue colored sky encompasses the snow covered mountain peak in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory in Canada. Crevasses down the mountain sides are filled with snow and the steeper...
Yukon Territory Sunset

Thin colorful clouds and mountains reflect in the peaceful waters of Kluane Lake in the Yukon Territory at sunset.
The stunning pink hues of the sunset create a mirror image in the calm waters of Kluane Lake in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory, Canada. The Yukon Territory is a picturesque place year...
kluane Winter Scenery Yukon Territory

Rock peaks are blanketed by snow during the winter in the higher elevations of the Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory in Canada where footprints are easily recognizable and the scenery is stunning.
This is what winter is all about, snow covered rock peaks and footprints that lead to no man's land. If visiting Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory during the winter season, dress...
Glacier Ice Yukon Territory

The thick ice of this glacier in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory is always melting especially in the warmer weather creating fascinating ice caves.
A pure white blanket of ice does not cover the surface of the glacier in Kluane Naitonal Park in the Yukon Territory as dirt has rested atop and given the glacier a extraordinary look. As the ice...
Kluane Lake Canoe Yukon Territory

A sunset over Kluane Lake in the Yukon Territory in Canada is the perfect time to pull your canoe up onto the beach and enjoy the scenery and tranquility of the area.
Kluane Lake in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory of Canada is a beautiful place to enjoy a canoe trip and explore the different shores of the area. There are plenty of spectacular beaches...
Photo of Kluane Park Glacier Yukon Territory

A beautiful scenic picture of a glacier and the mountain peaks in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
As the glacier in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory creates a lake in the foreground from the melting process, the glacier continues to recede a little every year. The brown coloring of...
Yukon Beach Kluane National Park

The tide recedes and leaves a beautiful sandy beach amongst large rock formations in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory.
Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory in Canada is a very scenic place and along the aqua colored water's edge you will find quiet sandy beaches. Massive rock formations shield this beach and...
Yukon Gold Rush Dawson City

A Royal Canadian Mountie rides through the National Historic Site of the Klondike Gold Rush in Dawson City in the Yukon Territories.
A Royal Canadian Mountie outfitted in his traditional red uniform tours the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Site upon his beautiful horse in Dawson City in the Yukon Territory. A trip to this...
Forest Fire Yukon Territory

A forest fire burns out of control in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
This forest fire is creating havoc throughout Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory as billowing smoke fills the sky from the rising flames below. An average of two hundred hectares of forest...
Fireweed Flowers Yukon

A forest fire destroyed the wilderness in the Yukon Territory in Canada but pink Fireweed flowers bring some brightness to the area.
A forest fire destroyed this region of the Yukon Territory in Canada but the Fireweed flowers start to bring life back to the mountain side. A field of Fireweed flowers surrounds the partially...
Kluane Lake Camping Yukon

Camping during the summer at Kluane Lake in the Yukon Territory is a popular place for tourists to spend a night or two.
There are plenty of beautiful spots around Kluane Lake in the Yukon Territory in Canada to pull up your canoe and enjoy a pleasant evening of camping. Sitting around a campfire with friends while...
Glacier Kluane National Park

The scenic glacier landscapes of Kluane National Park create a beautiful view.
Kluane National Park Reserve has a landscape of mostly glaciers and mountains that create wonderful snow covered views.

Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada,...

Canadian Mountie Dawson City

A handsome Canadian Mountie in his full uniform poses for the camera at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Site in Dawson City in the Yukon Territory.
A RCMP Mountie clad in his traditional red uniform atop a horse is part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Site in the Yukon and there is not many places left where you can view a Mountie...
Klondike Gold Rush Landscape Yukon

The fascinating landscape that surrounds the area of the Klondike Gold Rush in Dawson City in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
Trees and watering holes are sporadically spread out over the landscape of the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory. This area became a National Historic Site and hundreds of tourists come to...
Tombstone Mountains Yukon

A fascinating aerial view of the Tombstone Mountains in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
A trip in a helicopter gives you a picturesque view of the Tombstone Mountains and the surrounding mountain ranges in the Yukon Territories in Canada. The Tombstone Mountains in the Yukon are peaks...
Pristine Kluane Lake Sunset Yukon

A wonderful sunset at Kluane Lake with mountains and reflections in the pristine cold water, Yukon, Canada.
Sunset, Kluane Lake, Kluane National Park, Yukon, Canada.
Winter Sunset Yukon

In the Yukon Territories, a sunset can be one of the prettiest sights especially in winter when the snow blankets the trees and landscape.
Pink hues encompass the stunning winter scenery of the Yukon Territories in Canada as another day ends with a spectacular sunset. The Yukon can be very chilly in the winter months as the snow...
Cancan Girls Diamond Tooth Gerties

Take a step back in time to the Klondike Gold Rush days and enjoy performances by the Cancan girls and gamble to the wee hours of the morning.
Girls dressed in their deep blue cancan costumes perform nightly at Diamond Tooth Gerties in Dawson City in the Yukon Territories in Canada. Visitors to Diamond Tooth Gerties can whilst away the...
Carcross Desert Yukon

The Carcross Desert in the Yukon in Canada is the smallest desert in the world.
The Carcross Desert in the Yukon Territory in Canada covers an area of about 260 hectares and was created by the last ice age. It is considered to be the smallest desert in the world but a very...
Smoke Forest Fire Klondike Highway

Driving the Klondike Highway in the Yukon, big clouds of smoke hang in the sky over the hillside from a raging forest fire.
The blue sky above the Yukon Territory turns into a blanket of smoke that is caused by a forest fire raging over the hillside. This particular picture was taken driving along the Klondike Highway...
Helicopter Kaskawulsh Glacier Yukons

A helicopter tour is the ideal way to see Kaskawulsh Glacier in Kluane National Park in the Yukon, Canada.
A helicopter adventure around Kluane National Park in the Yukon in Canada, gives you a spectacular view of the Kaskawulsh Glacier. You can also book a helicopter trip where you are dropped off so...
Forest Fire Smoke Yukon picture

Smoke from a forest fire is a sight that is fairly common in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
Billowing smoke fills the sky from a forest fire that burns behind the hills near Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory of Canada. The smoke from this forest fire could hang around the Yukon for days,...
Lake Kluane National Park

Bridge beside Kluane Lake in Kluane National Park the Yukon Territory, Canada
The causeway sprawling across the lake of Kluane is an interesting drive. Kluane Lake receives water from the Slims River and the lake waters run to the Donjek River, White River, Yukon River, and...
Watson Lake Signs Yukon

Thousands of signs at a famous tourist attraction in Watson Lake in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
Back in 1942, a soldier was extremely homesick and decided to put up a sign to remind him of the way home. Sign Lake Forest in Watson Lake in the Yukon has now become a popular place where some...
Kluane National Park Glacier Yukon Territories

Pieces of ice float on the surface of the glacier water in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territories in Canada.
When you visit Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territories in Canada, glaciers are unique in their own way and the melt from each glacier creates large rivers or lakes. Kluane National Park is an...
RCMP Mountie Dawson City

A RCMP Mountie looking debonair in his uniform as he sits upon the back of a horse at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Site in Dawson City in the Yukon Territories.
A RCMP Mountie poses for a picture clad in his traditional red uniform riding horseback at the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Site in Dawson City in the Yukon. Many stories and legends date...
Kaskawulsh Glacier Scenery Yukon

Tourists sit upon the cliff looking out over the scenery of Kaskawulsh Glacier in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
Kluane National Park is a stunning part of the Yukon Territory in Canada and the scenery that surrounds the park is made up of glaciers, wildlife and many miles of wilderness. This viewpoint...
Kaskawulsh Glacier Yukon

A spectacular view of the Kaskawulsh Glacier in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory in Canada, North America.
This massive glacier known as Kaskawulsh is located in the Yukon Territory in Canada and like most glaciers in this area is retreating a slow pace. A popular hiking trail leads you to this lookout...
Sign Post Forest Yukon

Sign Post Forest in the Yukon Territory in Canada displays thousands of signs from all over the world.
What started out as a man from the US Army posting a sign because of homesickness, has now become a famous tourist attraction. At last count, there were over 30,000 signs at Sign Post Forest in the...
Yukon Territories Camping

The peacefulness of camping in the Yukon Territories in Canada is a refreshing experience for anyone.
Camping in the Yukon Territories in Canada is ideal amongst the tranquility of the wilderness and wildlife. Nothing tastes better than a good steak dinner on the barbecue while enjoying your...
Alcan Highway Fire Yukon

Campers driving the ALCAN Highway in the Yukon, are hoping the forest fire is easy to get under control.
Thick clouds of smoke start to fill the sky from a forest fire atop the mountainside in the Yukon Territory in Canada. A disaster has struck over the hills along the scenic drive of the ALCAN...
Fireweed Yukon Territories

Fireweed is scattered throughout the landscape of the Yukon Territories after a forest fire raged through this area.
Fireweed flowers are usually the first presence of growth after a forest fire has destroyed the landscape and this particular area was in the Yukon Territories where fireweed is fairly common....
Kluane Lake Canoeing Yukon

Kluane Lake in the Yukon Territory in Canada is a peaceful place to enjoy a day of canoeing.
Kluane Lake is a beautiful spot in the Yukon Territory where canoeing is a popular outdoor activity amongst the stunning scenery that surrounds the lake. Kluane Lake runs for 70 kilometers and...
Yukon Welcome Sign

The Dempster Highway will eventually bring you to this point where the brightly painted welcome sign to the Yukon in Canada stands.
After driving the Dempster Highway on gravel road, the welcome sign to the Yukon is a nice sight to see. Be aware of the hill sign as well as there as some steep, winding grades that await you on...
Campground Yukon Territory

Campers enjoy the outdoors at a campground in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
Campers prepare the barbeque for an outdoor meal at a campground in the Yukon Territory in Canada. There are a variety of campgrounds throughout the Yukon where you can enjoy the wilderness.

Glacier Lake Kluane National Park

Small chunks of ice float upon the surface of Lowell Lake that have broken away from the glacier in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
Lowell Glacier is the largest non-polar icefield throughout the world and it abruptly stops at Lowell Lake in Kluane National Park in the Yukon Territory. Small pieces of ice that have melted off...
Pink Fireweed Flowers Yukon

Pink fireweed, the colourful flowers are blooming after a forest fire in the Yukon, willow herb, Epilobium angustifolium.
Fireweed, Forest Fire in the Yukon, willow herb, Epilobium angustifolium.
Arctic Circle Information Sign Yukon

A tourist will find this information sign the ideal place to read up on the area, stretch their legs and take in the scenery of the Arctic Circle in the Yukon Territory.
A long stretch of gravel highway will eventually bring you to this sign which gives tourists some valuable information about the Arctic Circle in the Yukon Territory. This beautifully sculpted sign...
Arctic Circle Sign Yukon

The Arctic Circle sign along the Dempster Highway in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
When driving the Dempster Highway in the Yukon Territory in Canada, it is almost a relief when you approach this information sign to the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle sign is a great place to...
Wildfire Whitehorse

A wildfire well underway as the thick smoke fills the sky near Whitehorse in the Yukon Territories in Canada.
The Yukon Territories in Canada has about one hundred wildfires annually, some small and some creating a vast amount of damage to forests, wildlife and houses. This particular wildfire is raging...
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... The Tombstone Mountains can be accessed from the Dempster Highway. The Dempster Highway, completed in 1979, provides 671 km of roadway from Dawson City, Yukon to Inuvik in the Northwest Territories.

Whitehorse is Yukon’s capital, and Dawson City is the second largest city. During the Klondike gold rush in the late 19th century, people came to Yukon in droves. Diamond Tooth Gertie’s in Dawson City is a great place to see cancan-style dancing from the gold rush era.

Other attractions in Yukon include the Carcross Desert, which is the smallest desert in the world. Only 2.6 square kilometers, the Carcross Desert has a dry microclimate where many rare plants grow.

Historically, riverboats were an important means of transportation on Yukon’s waterways. One can explore the boats by visiting the S.S. Keno, a National Historic Site.

The unique “sign post forest” in the community of Watson Lake was started in 1942 by a homesick US army G.I. who posted a sign with the mileage to his hometown. Since then, thousands more signs have been posted.

Photographs of scenic arctic wilderness and historic sites provide exciting images of Canada’s Yukon Territory.


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