Late Wisconsinan McConnell Glaciation History of the Big Salmon Range

Government of Yukon research describes the four-phase McConnell glaciation history of the Big Salmon Range in the Pelly Mountains. The record includes phases of local alpine glacier advance, Cordilleran ice sheet overtopping, meltwater ponding and erosion, and a late-glacial readvance. The dataset was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling historical ice-flow patterns based on the described four-phase glacial history.
• Assessing erosion of surficial sediments based on meltwater spillover events described.
• Supporting mineral and placer exploration strategies based on the glacial history implications mentioned.

Strengths

• Describes a detailed four-phase glacial history.
• Provides implications for mineral and placer exploration.
• Published by the Government of Yukon, an authoritative source.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon

Time Range

Late Wisconsinan McConnell glaciation period

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 16:02:14.015969

Geography

Big Salmon Range, Pelly Mountains, Yukon