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Elsa was a privately-owned mining town (now closed) based on silver, lead, and zinc in Yukon, Canada. It is located at 63°54′42″N 135°29′27″W / 63.91167, -135.49083Coordinates: 63°54′42″N 135°29′27″W / 63.91167, -135.49083, between the valley of the Stewart River to the south and the Mackenzie Mountains to the north. It is 700 kilometres (435 mi) to the north of Whitehorse, and 600 km (373 mi) east of the Alaskan border. It is located at Mile 60.3 of the Silver Trail, Yukon Highway 11.
Its population moved out following the closure of the United Keno Hill mine in 1989. Most of the houses and buildings have been dismantled. No one remains except for some caretakers.
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