Expectation Pass

Expectation Pass: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Expectation Pass

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Expectation Pass — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 61.16715, -139.34150. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Expectation Pass

• Kluane Lake · lake · Yukon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kluane National Park and Reserve · sanctuary · Yukon · ~74 km · Must-see
• Burwash Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~16 km
• Amphitheatre Mountain · viewpoint · Yukon · ~21 km
• Donjek Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~28 km
• Kluane Museum of Natural History · museum · Yukon · ~35 km
• Spring Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~37 km
• Kluane Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~39 km
• Mount Moffat · viewpoint · Yukon · ~47 km
• Gibson Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~51 km
• Foster Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~51 km
• Mount Walsh · viewpoint · Yukon · ~51 km
• Mount Harrison (South Summit) · viewpoint · Yukon · ~53 km
• Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek · sanctuary · Yukon · ~54 km
• Mount Arthur Wheeler · viewpoint · Yukon · ~55 km
• Steele Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~57 km
• Wheeler Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~61 km
• Rusty Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Expectation Pass

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Expectation Pass

• Kaskawulsh Mountain · viewpoint · Yukon · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mount Lucania · viewpoint · Yukon · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mount Queen Mary · viewpoint · Yukon · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount Macaulay · viewpoint · Yukon · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mount Slaggard · viewpoint · Yukon · ~83 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Glacier · viewpoint · Yukon · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Strickland · viewpoint · Yukon · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount King George · viewpoint · Yukon · ~93 km · Must-see
• Avalanche Peak · viewpoint · Yukon · ~95 km · Must-see
• McArthur Peak · viewpoint · Yukon · ~98 km · Must-see

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