Gordon Landing Yukon Map

About Gordon Landing, Yukon

Gordon Landing is a locality in Yukon, Canada. It is classified as a town. Gordon Landing is located at 63.6236°N, 135.4622°W.

Gordon Landing rests on the edge of a vast, wild country, where the Yukon River, a muscular ribbon of silty grey, slows its determined journey to the sea. It lies 21.8 km east of Mayo, YT (from Mayo, YT: bearing 81°T), and is situated 31.9 km south of Elsa. Here, the land rises in gentle, rounded shoulders, cloaked in a dense fur of spruce and alder, their needles catching the sharp, clear light of the north. The air, even in the brief bloom of summer, carries a crispness that hints at the immense, quiet power of the wilderness pressing in from all sides. The water, a constant presence, laps at the shore with a murmuring insistence, reflecting the wide, indifferent sky above. This place, Gordon Landing, bears the indelible imprint of those who came before, their lives interwoven with the river's flow and the land's stoic endurance. For generations, it was a vital stopping point for Indigenous peoples travelling these waterways, their knowledge of the currents and the seasons shaping their passage. Later, prospectors and traders, drawn by the promise of gold and furs, carved out a precarious existence, their stories whispered on the wind that sweeps across the open spaces. Though the feverish rush of the past has long since subsided, a quiet resilience defines the present economy, tethered to the river's bounty and the enduring allure of the subarctic landscape, a place where the silence itself feels like a palpable thing.

About This Gordon Landing Map Page

Explore Gordon Landing, 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: 63.623611, -135.462222. 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 Gordon Landing 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 Gordon Landing 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.