SS Klondike
A sternwheeler on the bank of the Yukon River in Whitehorse, and a National Historic Site. The second boat of that name, it carried freight between Whitehorse and Dawson City along the Yukon River.
- Where
- Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 60.7135, -135.0474
Get the SS Klondike stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at SS Klondike. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Yukon volume with your photos and a note.
Near SS Klondike
Kluane National Park and Reserve 155 km
Two protected areas in the southwest corner of Yukon, with the park reserve set aside in 1972. The area covers more than 22,000 square kilometres of icefields and mountains, including Canada's highest peak, Mount Logan.
Glacier Bay National Park 249 km
A great bay in Southeast Alaska west of Juneau, ringed by mountains and tidewater glaciers that break off into the sea. First protected as a national monument in 1925, it is best seen from the water, where boats pass humpback whales and walls of ice.
Mount Logan 292 km
Canada's highest mountain at 5,959 metres, in Kluane National Park in the Yukon. It has an enormous base with many ridges, and it was first climbed in 1925. The summit plateau is huge and cold, and the mountain lies in an icy wilderness reached mostly by ski plane.
Tr'ondëk-Klondike 418 km
A World Heritage landscape around Dawson City in Yukon, honouring the homeland of the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and the sites of the Klondike Gold Rush. Fish camps, mining remains and the town itself show how the rush of 1896 changed the region.
Nahanni National Park Reserve 503 km
A remote wilderness reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, reached mainly by floatplane or river. It protects the South Nahanni River, which drops over Virginia Falls, a cascade higher than Niagara Falls.
Denali National Park 842 km
More than 24,000 square kilometres of Interior Alaska, larger than New Hampshire, centred on Denali, the highest mountain in North America. The land rises from taiga forest through tundra to glaciers and bare rock, crossed in winter by dog sleds and skiers.
Haida Gwaii 877 km
An archipelago off the north coast of British Columbia, the homeland of the Haida people. It is known for old growth rainforest, tall carved poles, and Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve in the south.
Great Bear Lake 911 km
The largest lake entirely inside Canada, in the Northwest Territories on the Arctic Circle. The Sahtu Dene community of Deline sits on its shore, and the lake is known for huge trout and cold, clear water.
Questions
Where is SS Klondike?
SS Klondike is in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kluane National Park and Reserve (155 km), Glacier Bay National Park (249 km), Mount Logan (292 km).
How do I get the SS Klondike stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at SS Klondike and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Yukon volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to SS Klondike before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Yukon volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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