Whitehorse West, Whitehorse

#10 among attractions in Whitehorse

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Whitehorse West is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. ()

Coordinates: 60°42'28"N, 135°6'30"W

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Whitehorse West – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Miles Canyon Basalts, Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, SS Klondike, Schwatka Lake.

4.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Miles Canyon Basalts, Whitehorse
106 min walk • The Miles Canyon Basalts represent a package of rocks that include various exposures of basaltic lava flows and cones that erupted and flowed across an ancient pre-glacial landscape in south-central Yukon.
1 miE
Museum, Natural history museum, History museum
Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre, Whitehorse
26 min walk • The Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre is a research and exhibition facility located at km 1423 on the Alaska Highway in Whitehorse, Yukon, which opened in 1997.
2.1 miE
Museum, Historical place
SS Klondike, Whitehorse
54 min walk • SS Klondike was the name of two sternwheelers, the second now a national historic site located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. They ran freight between Whitehorse and Dawson City along the Yukon River, the first from 1929 to 1936 and the second, an almost exact replica of the first, from 1937 to 1950.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Schwatka Lake
79 min walk • Schwatka Lake is a reservoir created by the damming of the Yukon River in Whitehorse, Yukon, completed in 1958. The dam provides electrical power generation and is operated by the Yukon Energy Corporation.
1 miE
60°42'41"N • 135°4'48"W
Yukon Transportation Museum, Whitehorse
26 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
2.6 miN
Museum
Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum, Whitehorse
66 min walk • The MacBride Copperbelt Mining Museum formally the Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum is run by the Miles Canyon Historic Railway Society, which consists of a board of six members.
2.9 miN
Museum, Theater, Art gallery
Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse
75 min walk • The Yukon Arts Centre an arts centre and gallery located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. Opened in May 1992, the arts centre contains a 428-seat theatre, and a 390-square-metre-art gallery used to hosts arts performances and exhibitions.
2.2 miNE
60°43'29"N • 135°3'11"W
Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, Whitehorse
57 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
2.1 miNE
60°43'16"N • 135°3'7"W
MacBride Museum of Yukon History, Whitehorse
54 min walk • Museum, Natural history museum, History museum
2 miNE
60°43'14"N • 135°3'22"W
Yukon Historical and Museums Association, Whitehorse
51 min walk • Museum
2.9 miN
Universities and schools
Yukon University, Whitehorse
75 min walk • Yukon University is a public university in the Canadian territory of the Yukon. The university main campus is based in Whitehorse, although the institution also operates 12 campuses throughout the territory.