Watson Lake, Yukon
Watson Lake is a town in Yukon, Canada, located at mile 635 on the Alaska Highway close to the British Columbia border.The town is named for Frank Watson, an American-born trapper and prospector, who settled in the area at the end of the 19th century.Tourist attractions in Watson Lake include the Northern Lights Centre[4] and the much-imitated original Sign Post Forest.[6] Like most of Yukon, Watson Lake has a subarctic climate (Dfc) with mild to warm summers and severely cold, snowy winters.Watson Lake has more precipitation than other parts of Yukon with an average annual snowfall of 196.1 cm (77.2 in) and 262.0 mm (10.31 in) of rainfall, resulting in larger trees and a more viable forest industry.