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Kluane National Park & Reserve protects a spectacular Canadian landscape in the southwest Yukon, where visitors can explore a world of high mountain peaks and massive valley glaciers, boreal forests, sparkling lakes, iconic northern wildlife, and Southern Tutchone cultural heritage.
5,900 km 2 (2,300 sq mi) (park) 22,013 km 2 (8,499 sq mi) (total) Established: 1972 as a National Park Reserve. May 29, 1993: an eastern portion of the Reserve became a National Park; the rest continues as a Reserve: Visitors: 47,098 (in 2022–23) Governing body: Parks Canada: Website: Kluane National Park and Reserve
- 5,900 km² (2,300 sq mi) (park) 22,013 km² (8,499 sq mi) (total)
- Yukon, Canada
Kluane National Park and Reserve. Kluane National Park is located in southwest Yukon, 160 kilometres west of the territorial capital of Whitehorse. The town of Haines Junction offers a convenient base for exploration.
Kluane National Park and Reserve is extraordinary. A protected place that is home to the largest non-polar icefields in the world, and 17 of Canada’s 20 tallest mountains—including Mount Logan, the highest peak in Canada. Ancient glaciers feed the Alsek River that flows through the sprawling Alsek Valley.
Oct 3, 2016 · Yukon's Kluane National Park and Reserve: Reaching the Top of Canada. Discover Canada's highest peak, largest ice fields, and most diverse grizzly bear population in Kluane National...
Home to 17 of Canada’s 20 highest peaks, Kluane is known worldwide for its wilderness recreation. Raft past glaciers on the remote Alsek River. Explore high mountain passes on multi-day treks. Or find more accessible adventure at Kathleen Lake, where great hikes await just off the highway.
Kluane National Park and Reserve, vast mountain wilderness with extensive ice fields in southwestern Yukon, northwestern Canada. The park is located about 100 miles (160 km) west of Whitehorse. It borders Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, U.S., to the west and southwest and.
