Montana Mountain

Montana Mountain, south of Carcross in Yukon, is both a prominent landmark and the deeply eroded remnant of a Late Cretaceous stratovolcano formed as the Kula Plate subducted beneath southwestern Yukon. Long before quartz mining began in 1899, it held deep importance for the Carcross/Tagish First Nations as a spiritual place tied to the Game Mother tradition and as a source of food, medicines, and refuge. Mining peaked in 1905 and 1906 after John Conrad consolidated claims and built tramways and trails. In 2005, the Carcross/Tagish First Nation regained the mountain and began restoring historic trails, which now support recreation as well.

Yukon · Canada