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A UNESCO World Heritage Site,
Kluane National Park Reserve lies in the southwest corner of the Yukon
Territory and has more than 2000 glaciers in its ice field.
Mountain goats and Dall sheep demonstrate their agility on the park's
craggy mountain slopes.
And predators thrive in this wild, remote environment - timber wolves,
lynx, grizzly bears, wolverines, coyotes, foxes and cougars can all be
found here.
Over 150 species of birds benefit from Kluane's varied habitat.
Within the park's spruce forests and river valleys, visitors may spy
rock ptarmigan, hawk owls, Arctic terns, bald eagles, peregrine falcons
and mountain bluebirds.
Image credits: Timber
wolves and Canadian Lynx copyright Jupiter Media Images.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
The
Superintendent
Kluane
NPR
Box
5495
Haines
Junction, Yukon
YOB 1L0
GEARING UP FOR TRAVEL:
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GETTING THERE: The Alaska
Highway and Haines Highway in the Haines Junction area skirt the park
boundary. Haines Junction is 160 km west of Whitehorse on the
Alaska
Highway. Commercial flights serve Whitehorse from Vancouver,
Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau. Travelers can also take the
Alaska
Maritime Highway ferry to either Haines and Skagway and then drive to
Haines Junction.
WHERE TO STAY:
Motels in Haines Junction or park campsites at Kathleen Lake.
Backcountry camping permitted with registration. |
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