Braeburn Yukon Map

About Braeburn, Yukon

Braeburn is a locality in Yukon, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Braeburn is located at 61.5119°N, 135.8208°W.

Braeburn rests in a wide, glacially carved valley, a place where the land unfolds with a quiet grandeur. It lies 69.1 km south-south-east of Carmacks, YT (from Carmacks, YT: bearing 159°T), and is situated 29.2 km north-north-east of Kynocks. Here, the Braeburn River, a ribbon of silty, jade-green water, meanders across a broad expanse of gravel bars and shallow channels, its banks fringed with the tenacious green of boreal forest. The air, even in the height of summer, carries a crispness, a subtle reminder of the immense, untamed wilderness that presses in from all sides. Low, rolling hills, cloaked in a mosaic of spruce, pine, and birch, rise gently towards the horizon, their slopes softened by the lingering touch of ancient ice. In the long twilight of the northern summer, the sky above Braeburn can ignite with hues of rose and lavender, a breathtaking spectacle reflected in the placid surface of the river. The history of Braeburn is intrinsically tied to the flow of water and the allure of the earth's hidden riches. For millennia, Indigenous peoples have navigated these waterways and utilized the land, their ancestral presence a deep, resonant hum beneath the surface of modern life. Later, the scent of woodsmoke and the clang of metal announced the arrival of prospectors and settlers, drawn by the promise of gold and the vastness of the Yukon. While the fevered rush of the gold rush has long since passed, the spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency remains a hallmark of Braeburn. Today, its economy is a more grounded affair, a blend of small-scale agriculture, forestry, and the quiet hum of services catering to those who call this valley home, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates the pace of life.

About This Braeburn Map Page

Explore Braeburn, Yukon, 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: 61.511944, -135.820833. 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. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Detailed location data for Braeburn includes the postal code (Y1A), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Braeburn 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.