Andy's Yukon WildflowersKeno Hill, Minto Hill, and Monument HillKeno City Area |
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Click here for tourism and hiking information about Keno City area.
Scenery and History:Once above the treeline, the subalpine and alpine are easily accessible. The area has an history of mining, following discovery of silver in 1918. The target was silver and lead, as galena. An old access road affords access to the alpine on Keno Hill, Minto Hill and Monument Hill. There are some old mining-related structures on the mountain and caution is needed. As an aside, without the road access, rough as it is, very few people would be able to reach the subalpine and alpine meadows to enjoy the flowering plants and the scenery. Click here for an excellent on-line brochure that describes the natural and societal history of the area, including hiking opportunities. Flowering Plants:Illustrated on these pages are images of flowering plants photographed in the area of Mt Montana and Sugarloaf Mountain, south of Carcross, Yukon, Canada. The plants occur in the subalpine and alpine zones. The range of species illustrated is not comprehensive. The intent is to illustrate only a few of the many species that occur on Mt Montana and Sugarloaf Mountain. A visit at different times of the summer will yield different species in flower. Although focusing on this part of Yukon, the wildflowers illustrated on these pages may occur elsewhere in Yukon and in parts of British Columbia, Alberta, and Northwest Territories.
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For more
information email: ajfyon@vianet.ca
URL: http://www.ontariowildflower.com/alpine_yukon_wildflowers_keno.htm
© 2008 Andy
Fyon
Sudbury, Ontario
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Andy Fyon |
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