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Whitehorse (French pronunciation: [wajtɔʁs]) is the capital of the Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon.
Whitehorse is the territory’s travel hub—a must-stop for those driving the Alaska Highway and the first taste of the Yukon for visitors arriving by air. Once here, the options really start to add up. Paddlers take to the historic Yukon River that flows through town. Hikers and mountain bikers access the hundreds of kilometres of trail.
Whitehorse, city and capital (since 1952) of Yukon, Canada, located on the Yukon (Lewes) River just below Miles Canyon and the former Whitehorse Rapids (now submerged beneath Schwatka Lake, created after 1958 by a hydropower dam). It is the Yukon headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Surrounded by beautiful wilderness, the Yukon’s capital is a small city with a big backyard. Whitehorse is the territory’s travel hub—a must-stop for those driving the Alaska Highway and the first taste of the Yukon for visitors arriving by air.
Whitehorse is the Capital of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is located on the Alaska Highway at km 1420. It is 483 south of the Alaska/Yukon border on the Alaska Highway.
Whitehorse is the capital city of the Yukon Territory in far northwestern Canada. Rubbing elbows with Alaska to the west and British Columbia to the south, the Yukon Territory is home to the biggest non-polar ice fields in the country and the highest mountains in Canada.
Established as the Yukon’s capital city in 1953, the City of Whitehorse is home to some of the most spectacular scenery, talented artists and innovative businesses in Canada. Situated along the Yukon River on the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, over 33,000 call Whitehorse home.
Canada’s Yukon Territory is one of the most wonderful places to visit in the entire world. Far from busy tourist areas, with epic landscapes and wonderful people, this is an unforgettable place to visit. If you go to the Yukon Territory, you will almost certainly visit its capital city, Whitehorse.
Whitehorse. Canada, North America. The capital city of the Yukon Territory (since 1953, to the continuing regret of much smaller and isolated Dawson City), Whitehorse will likely have a prominent role in your journey.
Arts & culture are a focus and you seek out guided tours so you can learn about the territory’s land and heritage. Curious Explorer Your dream trip to the Yukon combines exploration of the unknown with down-to-earth comforts.