Kluane Icefield, glacier in Canada

Kluane Icefield is a massive expanse of glaciers and snow-covered peaks in Yukon, Canada. The surface displays rough textures with dark rocky stripes running across bright white ice, punctuated by deep crevasses that criss-cross the landscape.

The Kluane Icefield lies in Yukon's Kluane National Park, between Mount Logan, Mount Saint Elias and Mount Saint Mary. It is the largest contiguous icefield outside the polar regions after the Bagley Icefield. Its ice feeds the Hubbard Glacier, the Saint Elias Icefield and the Kaskawulsh Glacier, and meltwater reaches the Alsek River flowing south to the Pacific and the Donjek and White rivers flowing north.

The icefield lies within Kluane National Park, established in 1976, in the traditional territory of the Kluane First Nation and Champagne and Aishihik First Nations. The name Kluane comes from a Southern Tutchone word meaning "lake with many fish", referring to Kluane Lake rather than to the ice itself.

Summer months from June through September are the best time to visit, when small aircraft can land on the glacier surface and weather conditions are most favorable. Plan ahead by booking flights in advance, dress in warm layers, and expect limited cell phone service in this remote location.

The icefield is the second-largest contiguous glacier icefield outside the polar regions, after the Bagley Icefield. Parts of the ice are up to 1000 m thick. It feeds the Alsek River southward toward the Pacific and the Donjek and White Rivers northward.