Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada

Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada Spring 2005

Kluane Location Vegetation Activities Kluane National Park Reserve is located in The flora of Kluane is a blend of coastal, arctic, Visitors are welcomed in Haines Junction National Park Reserve of Canada the southwest corner of the Yukon Territory, western mountain, northern prairie, and steppe which offers quality accommodations and Pronounced “Kloo - wah - nee” bordering on both British Columbia and species. Grasslands of bluegrass, wheatgrass, restaurants as well as all the basic amenities Alaska. The reserve was established in 1976, for the traveller. The park offers camping 2 sedges, and pasture sagewort are found in some and protects 22 016 km of Canada's valleys. Most lower valleys and slopes are facilities at Kathleen Lake, a Day Use area, a Northern Coastal Mountains Natural covered by a montane forest of white spruce, seasonally operated Visitor Centre at Sheep Climate Region. The park can be reached by driving trembling aspen, and balsam poplar. The Mountain and hundreds of kilometres of the Alaska Highway to Haines Junction, timber line is at about the 1 050 - 1 200 m trails from novice to intermediate level in Kluane's climate is a contrasting blend of moisture which is about 160 km west of the Yukon's elevation point, above which one finds a level of addition to wilderness routes spanning and temperature conditions due to its size, capital, Whitehorse, and 249 km north of stunted shrubbery composed mainly of willows, endlessly across the alpine terrain. mountainous terrain, and proximity to the Pacific Haines, Alaska. The park's mountains are alder, and dwarf birch. Above 1 400 m is an Mountaineers come to ascend Kluane's coast. Much of the park experiences a dry, cold, part of the Wrangell - St. Elias chain. Kluane alpine tundra. Alpine flora number over 200 considerable peaks, while others prefer to continental climate, being in the rainshadow of the and its American counterpart, Wrangell-St. species, giving Kluane the largest diversity of hike in the interior. All overnight trips must St. Elias Mountains. The southern part of the park is Elias National Park, were jointly declared a pacific and arctic flora north of the 60th parallel. be registered with the park office. Other subjected to a maritime influence, with generally World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. Summer wild- flowers include Arctic poppies, activities include fishing (Kluane means higher temperatures and more precipitation. Kluane is located in the Boreal Cordillera purple saxifrage, mountain heather, and moss "place of many fish") for lake trout, arctic Warm, short summers can see daily temperatures and Pacific Maritime Ecozones. grayling, rainbow trout, and kokanee. o campion. ranging as high as 11 C, while the average January Remote fishing spots include Mush Lake. o temperature is around -21 C. The park offers limited boating. Canoeing is not recommended due to unpredictable winds. The landscape is singularly excellent for nature photography. Guided trips are offered through the park as well as the Geology private sector. Interpretive staff present programs to help visitors discover and Kluane features the highest and

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