Yukon (), still commonly referred to as "The Yukon Territory", is the westernmost of Canada's three northern territories. It was named after the Yukon River, Yukon meaning "Great River" in Gwich?in. A person from Yukon is called a Yukoner.At 5,959 m (19,551 ft), Yukon's Mount Logan, in Kluane National Park and Reserve, is the highest mountain in Canada and the second highest of North America (after Mount McKinley).HistoryLong before the arrival of Europeans, central and northern Yukon e