King Solomon's Dome | |
Elevation M: | 1234 |
Location: | Yukon, Canada |
Coordinates: | 63.8681°N -138.9528°W |
King Solomon's Dome, also called King Solomon Dome, (Hän: Ch'ë`gaa tsòk) is a 12340NaN0 peak in the Yukon-Mackenzie Divide region of the Yukon Territory, Canada.[1] It is 32km (20miles) southeast of Dawson City, Yukon,[2] and is believed to be the source of the gold fields that sparked the Klondike Gold Rush at the turn of the 20th century.[3] The mountain's name comes from King Solomon, an ancient king of Israel who was famed for his riches.[4]
During the gold rush, the mountain was the site of large-scale gold mining and excavation. After the largest sources of gold ore were exhausted, small family-owned operations moved into the area and continue mining gold on and near the mountain today.[3] A communications tower is located atop the mountain, and in 2001, the tower was the site of a fatal accident.[5] The trail for the Yukon Quest 1,000-mile sled dog race passes over the mountain every February.
The mountain is in a subarctic climate region, and is covered by an average snowpack of 29inches during March and April.[6]