The mining town ofTungsten, site of theCantung Mine, is in the Mackenzie Mountains. Only two roads lead into the Mackenzie Mountains, both in Yukon: theNahanni Range Road leading to the townsite of Tungsten and theCanol Road leading to theMacmillan Pass.
The highest mountain in this range isKeele Peak at 2,952 m (9,685 ft), in Yukon. The second-highest mountain isMount Nirvana. It is, at 2,773 m (9,098 ft), the highest mountain in the Northwest Territories.
The Silurian fish familyArchipelepididae has been described from specimens found in the Mackenzie Mountains.[3]
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