Burwash Landing
Burwash Landing is a small community, at historical mile 1093 on the Alaska Highway, in Yukon, Canada along the southern shore of Kluane Lake.
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| Coordinates: 61°21′11″N 138°59′12″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Territory | Yukon |
| Area | |
| • Land | 30.09 km2 (11.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 806 m (2,645 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 72 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
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.
The majority of the population are Aboriginal peoples, First Nations. 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.