Burwash Landing, Yukon
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| Coordinates: 61°21′11″N 138°59′12″W / 61.35306°N 138.98667°WCoordinates: 61°21′11″N 138°59′12″W / 61.35306°N 138.98667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Yukon |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 73 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Burwash Landing is a small community, at historical mile 1093[1] on the Alaska Highway, in Yukon, Canada along the southern shore of Kluane Lake.
The present location of Burwash Landing was first used as a summer camp by the Southern Tutchone Athabascans until a trading post was built in the early 1900s by the Jacquot brothers.
As of the 2006 Census, the population was 73, of which 80 percent were Aboriginal First Nations.[2] The community is the administrative centre of the Kluane First Nation. In addition to the Alaska Highway, the community is served by the Burwash Airport.
It is the home of the Kluane Museum of Natural History and the Kluane First Nation, and also home to the world's largest gold pan.
In July 1937, Robert Bates and Bradford Washburn, two members of the Harvard Mountaineering Club, made their way into Burwash Landing after climbing the 17,146 ft (5,226 m) Lucania peak and hiking over 150 mi (240 km) across the wilderness after their bush pilot was unable to retrieve them.[3]
Geography
Burwash Landing is 2,647 ft (807 m)[4] above sea level at the airport. The elevation can be higher in some places and lower in the others. Burwash Landing is located on the Historic Milepost 1093 Alaska (Alcan) Highway. It sits on the southern shores of the Kluane Lake. Several prominent geographic features have been renamed in Southern Tutchone language.
Climate
| Climate data for Burwash Airport | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
28.9 (84) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) |
−9.9 (14.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −22 (−8) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.8 (55) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −28.4 (−19.1) |
−25.1 (−13.2) |
−20.0 (−4) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−20.4 (−4.7) |
−26.1 (−15) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −54.4 (−65.9) |
−55.0 (−67) |
−48.9 (−56) |
−35.1 (−31.2) |
−12.8 (9) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−22.3 (−8.1) |
−35.4 (−31.7) |
−44.7 (−48.5) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
−55.0 (−67) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 9.6 (0.378) |
6.8 (0.268) |
7.5 (0.295) |
8.5 (0.335) |
25.4 (1) |
48.3 (1.902) |
66.2 (2.606) |
43.7 (1.72) |
25.0 (0.984) |
17.1 (0.673) |
10.8 (0.425) |
10.8 (0.425) |
279.7 (11.012) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.008) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0 (0) |
0.7 (0.028) |
13.9 (0.547) |
47.0 (1.85) |
66.2 (2.606) |
42.9 (1.689) |
19.0 (0.748) |
1.9 (0.075) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0.0 (0) |
192.1 (7.563) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 12.2 (4.8) |
8.6 (3.39) |
9.3 (3.66) |
8.8 (3.46) |
12.0 (4.72) |
1.3 (0.51) |
0.0 (0) |
0.8 (0.31) |
6.2 (2.44) |
18.2 (7.17) |
14.8 (5.83) |
14.1 (5.55) |
106.4 (41.89) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 102.2 |
| Avg. rainy days | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.47 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 1.2 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 49.9 |
| Avg. snowy days | 7.9 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.37 | 0.0 | 0.31 | 2.4 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 56.4 |
| Source: 1971-2000 Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
Southern Tutchone people
Burwash landing is the traditional home of the Southern Tutchone Athabascans. It used to be a summer camp. A revival of the Southern Tutchone language and culture has been taking place in this quiet lakeside community. This is readily apparent to visitors when they pull into town and are met with Southern Tutchone street and traffic signs, within and nearby Burwash Landing. Several prominent geographic features have been renamed in Southern Tutchone and signs can be seen along the Alaska (Alcan) Highway.
Burls
Burwash Landing is known for its black spruce burls. Burls start as an irritation in the spruce. The tree sends extra sap as healant, which creates a growth (burl). Burls are either "green," harvested from live trees in the spring, or they are "dry burls," taken from dead burl trees.Burls are peeled off their bark and used in their natural form as fenceposts, for example, or they may be shaped and finished into a variety of objects, such as bowls. Check the Burlbilly Hill on the Milepost 1061.6, the visitor will see rows of "burly logs" on the hill.
Citations
- ↑ Historic Mileposts on the Alaska Highway (Alcan)
- ↑ Population and dwelling counts 2006 Census from Statistics Canada
- ↑ 'Anchorage Daily News. "Climber's exploits earned little recognition" by Craig Medred. October 7, 2007.
- ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 12 December 2013 to 0901Z 6 February 2014
- ↑ Environment Canada—Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
See also
- First Nation
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burwash Landing, Yukon. |
- Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay at the Government of Yukon
- tourist info
- Kluane First Nation
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