Pelly Lakes Yukon Map

About Pelly Lakes, Yukon

Pelly Lakes is a locality in Yukon, Canada. It is classified as a town. Pelly Lakes is located at 62.0581°N, 130.2422°W.

Pelly Lakes is a place where the land breathes deep and slow, a sprawling expanse of indigo water cradled by the raw, unyielding embrace of the Yukon's boreal wilderness. It lies 115.5 km east of Ross River, YT (from Ross River, YT: bearing 85°T), and is situated 139.2 km north-north-west of Tuchitua. Here, ancient spruce and fir trees stand sentinel, their dark needles a balm against the sharp, crystalline air, while the lakes themselves, a series of interconnected jewels, mirror the vast, ever-shifting canvas of the northern sky. The very air hums with a quiet potency, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine resin, a constant reminder of the wildness that surrounds and defines Pelly Lakes. The shoreline, a mosaic of weathered granite and smooth, water-worn pebbles, whispers tales of countless seasons, of ice-locked winters and summers ablaze with the ephemeral beauty of the midnight sun. The history of Pelly Lakes is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of those who have navigated its challenging beauty, a land shaped by the rhythms of the fur trade and the persistent allure of its mineral wealth. For generations, Indigenous peoples have known these waters, their ancestral trails tracing the sinuous paths of the lakes and rivers, their knowledge of the land as deep and intricate as the roots of the oldest trees. Later, prospectors and trappers, drawn by the promise of riches and solitude, carved out a precarious existence here, their stories mingling with the whisper of the wind through the pines. While the echoes of gold rushes have faded, a quiet resilience persists in Pelly Lakes, a testament to the enduring human connection to this remote and magnificent corner of the world, where the economy, though modest, is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the land and the steadfast nature of its people.

About This Pelly Lakes Map Page

Explore Pelly Lakes, 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: 62.058056, -130.242222. 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 Pelly Lakes includes the postal code (Y0A), telephone area code (867). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.

Location data for Pelly Lakes 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.