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| Place | Teslin Lake |
| Type | Settlement |
| Province / Territory | Yukon (YT) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 60.233055 |
| Longitude | -132.913889 |
| Importance | Town |
| CGN ID | KAGQM |
Teslin Lake is a settlement in Yukon, Canada. It is classified as a town. Teslin Lake is located at 60.2331°N, 132.9139°W.
Teslin Lake, a vast expanse of glacial blue, carves a deep, serpentine path through the southern Yukon, its shores fringed by boreal forest that climbs towards rugged, snow-dusted peaks. It lies 12.9 km north-west of Teslin, YT (from Teslin, YT: bearing 305°T), and is situated 25.5 km south-east of Brooks Brook. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perfume that deepens at dusk when the setting sun bleeds crimson and gold across the water's surface, turning the placid mirror into a canvas of fire. Islands, like emerald jewels scattered by a careless hand, dot the lake, their rocky outcrops cloaked in tenacious spruce and birch, offering sanctuary to unseen wildlife. The silence, broken only by the distant cry of a loon or the gentle lapping of waves against the shore, is a palpable presence, a quiet hum that underscores the immense, untamed beauty of this northern landscape. The history of Teslin Lake is intrinsically linked to the Indigenous Tlingit people, who have navigated its waters and harvested its bounty for millennia, their ancestral trails weaving through the surrounding country. Later, the Yukon gold rush brought a surge of prospectors and fortune-seekers, many of whom passed along Teslin's shores, their dreams and hardships now ghosts whispered on the wind. Today, the local economy still relies on the gifts of the land and water, with fishing and guiding forming the backbone of livelihoods, supplemented by tourism drawn to the lake's pristine wilderness and the chance to glimpse caribou or bears. The Teslin Recreation Centre stands as a hub for the small, hardy population, a place where stories are shared and the enduring spirit of this remote corner of Canada finds its voice, a testament to resilience in the face of vast, often unforgiving, nature.
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Location data for Teslin 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.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |