King Solomon's Dome

King Solomon's Dome, known in Hän as Ch'ë`gaa tsòk, is a peak in Yukon’s Yukon-Mackenzie Divide region southeast of Dawson City, important less for its height than for its place in Klondike history. It is believed to be the source of the gold fields that sparked the rush at the turn of the 20th century, and its slopes became a center of large-scale mining during that boom. After the richest ore bodies were exhausted, smaller family-run mines continued operating on and near the mountain. The dome also remains part of modern Yukon life through a summit communications tower and the winter Yukon Quest route crossing it.

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