The Yukon Ranges is in the northwestern corner of Canada and is bordered by Alaska, British Columbial and the Northwest Territories. This region of Canada is sparsely populated and abounds with abundant natural scenery, snow melt lakes and perpetually white-topped mountains, many of which are the highest summits in Canada. The Yukon Ranges ecoregion enters Yukon Territory from Alaska near the Beaufort Sea and then traverses across the Yukon Territory along a path averaging one hundred miles wide, in a southeasterly direction to the British Columbia border and then exits the Yukon territory into northcentral British Columbia.

The climate in the Yukon territory is Arctic in the region north of Old Crow, subarctic in the region between Old Crow and Whitehorse, and humid continental from Whitehorse southward. Most all of the Yukon Territory is Boreal forest (also know as Taiga or snow forest) which is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches.

Upon their arrival onto the North American continent the Algonquin indigenous tribes begin immediately to walk separate pathways and disperse into the different regions of the continent. One of the first tribes to separate from the remaining nation of people, all sons of Joktan, was the Tribe of Shepleh, who when arriving at what is now called the Yukon River in Alaska, decided to travel downstream while the remaining tribes of the nation left eastward upstream.

When the tribe of Shepleh arrived at the Yukon Delta, they departed from the Yukon River and continue southward, climbing up and over the Alaska Coastal Range and upon arriving at the range pass, see the expansive coastal area below. They then continue down from the pass towards the coast of Alaska, Yukon and there settle.

Shepleh had three sons who became the Aleut people (Unangam Tunuu Language). These Aleut indigenous people settled primarily in Alaska but some migrated into the area which is now known as the Yukon.

Most of the indigenous people of the Yukon Territory are of the Athabascan cultures. Upon their arrival on the North American, some of the tribe of the Athabascan settled in Alaska. Other moved further into the interior of the continent.

Yukon Mountain Peaks

The Saint Elias Mountains are a subgroup of the Pacific Coast Ranges

that are found in southeastern Alaska which range spans across the US/CAN

border in the extreme southwestern area of the Yukon Territory.

The Alaska Range is a relatively narrow 600 mile-long mountain range in the

south central area of Alaska which traverses from Lake Clark at its southwest

end in an arc first northward and gradually turning eastward into Canada to

its westernmost end in the Yukon Territory south of the town of Beaver Creek,

Yukon and near the source of the White River.

Tombstone Territorial Park

Yukon, Highest point in Canada, Second highest in NAM, Non-volcanic

Alaska Range, Bennett Range, Big Salmon Range, Brooks Range,

Cassiar Mountains, Centennial Range, Coast Mountains, Dezadeash Range,

Glenlyon Range, Interior Mountains, Mackenzie Mountains, Nahoni Range,

Nutzotin Mountains, Ogilvie Mountains, Pelly Mountains,

Richardson Mountains, Saint Cyr Range, Selwyn Mountains, Yukon Ranges.

Yukon Territory