Northern Lights Whitehorse November
The best time for watching northern lights is when nights are the longest and darkest.
Northern lights whitehorse november. Went up there to hopefully see the aurora borealis and experience the local life. This creates a lot of northern lights activity. Rodney viereck of the national oceanic and atmosphere administration noaa in the us explained to lonely planet that the sun goes through a roughly 11 year cycle which includes three to four years of solar maximum. A warm welcome to the northern lights resort spa experience the magic of the yukon with us welcome to our family run northern lights resort spa in canada s yukon we are located the in rural idyll of the picturesque yukon river valley close to whitehorse the wilderness city but miles away from its hustle and bustle.
The northern lights result when charged particles streaming from the sun collide with molecules high up in earth s atmosphere exciting these molecules and causing them to glow. From november through march. While they are famous for dazzling across the night sky the northern lights are actually influenced by the activity of the sun. Book your stay at our whitehorse yukon b b for comfortable viewi.
To see the northern lights getting out of town is of great help since there will be no light pollution. However if you get lucky it s possible to get a glimpse of aurora in yukon as early as mid august when the weather is still warm or as late as mid april when the snow starts to melt. They will naturally fly into whitehorse. Rent a vehicle basic car no 4x4 neded and you will be able to see more of this beautiful part of our country.
When it came time to see the northern lights we were taken to this big open area 1 2 hour from town away from the city. The accommodation was well situated close to lots of good eateries and very comfortable. 2 moderate chance auroral activity will be low. It s also the second largest town in the yukon after whitehorse so it s the best base to set out and explore northern yukon and see the northern lights in the area.
Dempster highway starting east of dawson city the dempster highway heads northeast out of the yukon toward northwest territories. Oct 4th activity level. Weather permitting low level displays will be visible overhead from barrow to fairbanks and visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as anchorage juneau and whitehorse canada.