King Solomon's Dome
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King Solomon's Dome, also called King Solomon Dome, is a 1234 metres (4,049 ft) peak in the Yukon-Mackenzie Divide region of the Yukon Territory, Canada
. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of Dawson City, Yukon, and is believed to be the source of the gold fields that sparked the Klondike Gold Rush
at the turn of the 20th century. The mountain's name comes from King Solomon
, an ancient king of Israel who was famed for his riches.
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. A communications tower is located atop the mountain, and in 2001, the tower was the site of a fatal accident. 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 29 inches (74 cm) during March and April.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of Dawson City, Yukon, and is believed to be the source of the gold fields that sparked the Klondike Gold Rush
Klondike Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush, also called the Yukon Gold Rush, the Alaska Gold Rush and the Last Great Gold Rush, was an attempt by an estimated 100,000 people to travel to the Klondike region the Yukon in north-western Canada between 1897 and 1899 in the hope of successfully prospecting for gold...
at the turn of the 20th century. The mountain's name comes from King Solomon
Solomon
Solomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
, an ancient king of Israel who was famed for his riches.
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. A communications tower is located atop the mountain, and in 2001, the tower was the site of a fatal accident. The trail for the Yukon Quest
Yukon Quest
The Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Sled Dog Race, or simply Yukon Quest, is a sled dog race run every February between Fairbanks, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon...
1,000-mile sled dog race passes over the mountain every February.
The mountain is in a subarctic
Subarctic
The Subarctic is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic and covering much of Alaska, Canada, the north of Scandinavia, Siberia, and northern Mongolia...
climate region, and is covered by an average snowpack of 29 inches (74 cm) during March and April.