Gravel Lake Yukon Map

About Gravel Lake, Yukon

Gravel Lake is a locality in Yukon, Canada. It is classified as a town. Gravel Lake is located at 63.8106°N, 137.9122°W.

Gravel Lake lies nestled within a vast, undulating expanse of Yukon wilderness, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, ancient rhythm. It lies 79.3 km east-south-east of Dawson, YT (from Dawson, YT: bearing 110°T), and is situated 16.0 km north-west of Barlow. The terrain around Gravel Lake is a study in subtle transitions, moving from broad, scrub-dotted plateaus to the softer contours of rolling hills cloaked in boreal forest. Here, the sky feels immense, a canvas for the fleeting dramas of clouds and the piercing clarity of northern light. The air, when it’s not alive with the sharp scent of spruce and damp earth, carries a profound stillness, broken only by the distant cry of a loon or the rustle of unseen life in the undergrowth. The lake itself, a mirror reflecting the ever-changing hues of the heavens, is fringed by gravelly shores, lending it its forthright name and a certain rugged beauty. The history of Gravel Lake is intimately tied to the pulse of the gold rushes that once swept through this territory, the echoes of prospectors and their dreams still faintly audible in the whisper of the wind. Though the feverish days of frenzied digging have long since passed, a hardy spirit of self-reliance persists, forming the bedrock of Gravel Lake’s character. The local economy, while not robust, finds its sustenance in the enduring connection to the land, with trapping and guiding still providing a livelihood for some, supplemented by the occasional tourist drawn by the promise of untamed beauty. The very soil underfoot, a mix of glacial till and ancient sediment, speaks of a land shaped by forces both colossal and patient, and in the quiet evenings, as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky in strokes of lavender and rose, one can feel the deep, enduring spirit of this northern place.

About This Gravel Lake Map Page

Explore Gravel Lake, 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: 63.810556, -137.912222. 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 Gravel Lake 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 Gravel Lake 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.