Tombstone Territorial Park
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Tombstone Territorial Park is a territorial park in Yukon
, Canada
. It is located in central Yukon, near the southern end of the Dempster Highway
, in an area of rolling tundra
. The park is named for Tombstone Mountain's resemblance to a grave marker. It was made a park in 2000.
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
, Canada
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 located in central Yukon, near the southern end of the Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
The Dempster Highway, also referred to as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8, is a highway that connects the Klondike Highway in Yukon, Canada to Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta...
, in an area of rolling tundra
Tundra
In physical geography, tundra is a biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian тундра from the Kildin Sami word tūndâr "uplands," "treeless mountain tract." There are three types of tundra: Arctic tundra, alpine...
. The park is named for Tombstone Mountain's resemblance to a grave marker. It was made a park in 2000.