Caribou Yukon Map

About Caribou, Yukon

Caribou is a locality in Yukon, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Caribou is located at 63.8433°N, 138.8039°W.

Caribou lies nestled in a wide valley, a place where the earth exhales a crisp, clean air that carries the scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 39.0 km south-east of Dawson, YT (from Dawson, YT: bearing 128°T), and is situated 14.0 km south-west of Flat Creek. Dominating the horizon are the rounded, ancient shoulders of mountains, their slopes a mosaic of boreal forest that shifts from deep emerald to russet as the seasons turn. Below, a slow-moving river, its waters the colour of weak tea, carves a languid path through the landscape, reflecting the vast, often dramatically painted sky. In the summer, the light lingers, bleeding into long, golden evenings that soften the edges of the world, while winter descends with a profound stillness, blanketing everything in a hushed, dazzling white. This is a place shaped by the relentless pursuit of riches, where the echoes of gold rushes still resonate in the collective memory. The local economy, once driven by the feverish digging of prospectors, now finds a steadier pulse in resource extraction and the hardy resilience of its people who understand the profound, unyielding power of the North. Caribou’s history is a testament to perseverance, a narrative written in the hardy structures that dot the landscape and the enduring spirit of a community that has learned to thrive amidst the wild, untamed beauty of the Yukon.

About This Caribou Map Page

Explore Caribou, 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: 63.843333, -138.803889. 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 Caribou includes the postal code (Y0B), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Caribou 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.