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King Solomon's Dome
King Solomon's Dome, also called King Solomon Dome, is a peak in the Yukon-Mackenzie Divide region of the Yukon Territory, Canada.〔Natural Resources Canada. ("King Solomon Dome" ), geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca. Accessed March 14, 2009.〕 It is 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.〔Anderson, Ross. ("Klondike miners move mountains to find gold" ), ''Seattle Times''. July 18, 1997. Accessed March 14, 2009.〕 The mountain's name comes from King Solomon, an ancient king of Israel who was famed for his riches.〔Staff report. ("There's gold in them thar names" ), ''Canadian Geographic''. November/December 1996. Accessed March 14, 2009.〕
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.〔Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. ("Liaison Bulletin 63 - November 2004" ), www.hrsdc.gc.ca. November 2004. Accessed March 14, 2009.〕 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 during March and April.〔Alaska Snow, Water, and Climate Services. ("Snow course SWE averages for Canada" ), ambcs.org. Accessed March 14, 2009.〕
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