Yellowknife Northwest Territories Map

About Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

Yellowknife is a city in Northwest Territories, Canada. It is classified as a major city. Yellowknife is located at 62.4536°N, 114.3700°W.

Yellowknife occupies a rugged expanse of Precambrian granite that drops toward the vast, cold basin of Great Slave Lake. It lies 147.3 km north-north-west of Fort Resolution, NT (from Fort Resolution, NT: bearing 346°T), and is situated 5.7 km north-west of Dettah. The terrain around Yellowknife possesses a stark, primordial stillness, where the wind scours the exposed rock of Tin Can Hill and the light at dusk bruises the horizon with shades of violet and bruised gold. Nearby, the Yellowknife River carves its slow progress across the landscape, while the proximity of Parc territorial Fred Henne offers a sheltered transition where the boreal growth clings tenaciously to the thin, unforgiving soil. Indigenous peoples have long traversed these shores, finding sustenance and passage through the shifting seasons of the North long before the arrival of prospectors and traders. The subsequent emergence of Yellowknife as a permanent site grew from the discovery of gold, an industry that drew dreamers into the interior and hardened the settlement into a hub of northern enterprise. Over the decades, the transit from a transient camp to an administrative center has layered the history of Yellowknife with the persistence of those who chose to remain when the winter nights grew long and the frost deepened its hold on the dark water. Economic activity in Yellowknife anchors itself firmly in the extraction of resources and the essential functions of governance, serving as the seat of the territorial administration. The presence of government offices coordinates the vast reach of the North, providing a structural backbone that balances the volatility of mining ventures and the service industries that support a remote population. In Yellowknife, the economy functions with a pragmatic gravity, reflecting the necessity of self-reliance in a climate that demands constant attention to the mechanics of survival and the maintenance of essential infrastructure. Cultural life in Yellowknife thrives in the quiet spaces between the long, dark winters and the sudden, intense bloom of the brief summer. While the civic landscape lacks the sprawling institutions found in southern urban centers, Yellowknife maintains a distinct character defined by its festivals and the resilience of its residents who gather to celebrate the return of the sun. The local identity finds expression in the stories shared across generations and the quiet endurance of those who call these northern reaches home, finding beauty in the way the frost patterns the windows and the silence settles over the land once the daily toil concludes.

About This Yellowknife Map Page

Explore Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 62.4536, -114.37. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Yellowknife includes the postal code (X1A), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Yellowknife is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.