Chilkoot Trail

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The Chilkoot Trail is a historic mountain pass route in Alaska and British Columbia famous as a primary gateway for prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hiking trail ⓘ
historic trail ⓘ
mountain pass route ⓘ
associatedWith Klondike Gold Rush stampeders ⓘ
Yukon goldfields ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
crosses United States–Canada border ⓘ
designation National Historic Landmark (United States) ⓘ
National Historic Site of Canada ⓘ
difficulty strenuous multi-day hike ⓘ
followsPass Chilkoot Pass ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
governingBodyCanada Parks Canada, Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Parks Canada
governingBodyUS National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park ⓘ
hasCamping designated backcountry campsites ⓘ
highestPoint Chilkoot Pass ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
highestPointElevation about 1,067 meters ⓘ
about 3,500 feet ⓘ
historicalFunction overland route from tidewater to the interior during the Klondike Gold Rush ⓘ
historicalPeriod Klondike Gold Rush ⓘ
length about 33 miles ⓘ
about 53 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn Alaska ⓘ
British Columbia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managingOrganization Parks Canada ⓘ
U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
near Skagway, Alaska ⓘ
linked to: Skagway
notableFeature historic artifacts along the route ⓘ
steep ascent to Chilkoot Pass ⓘ
partOf Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park ⓘ
primaryUse backcountry hiking ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ
province British Columbia ⓘ
region Coast Mountains ⓘ
requires backcountry permit for overnight trips ⓘ
season typically hiked in summer ⓘ
state Alaska ⓘ
surface dirt and rock footpath ⓘ
terminus Bennett, British Columbia ⓘ
Dyea, Alaska ⓘ
trailType point-to-point trail ⓘ
typicalDuration 3 to 5 days to hike ⓘ
useDuringKlondikeGoldRush primary gateway for prospectors to the Yukon goldfields ⓘ

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Skagway → hasNearbyTrail → Chilkoot Trail ⓘ
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park → locatedIn → Chilkoot Trail ⓘ
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park → locatedIn → White Pass Trail ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park → hasPart → Chilkoot Trail Unit ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park → traversedBy → Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada (contiguous trail system) ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Klondike Gold Rush (1897–1898) → route → Chilkoot Pass ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
White Pass → comparedWith → Chilkoot Pass ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Chilkoot Trail → followsPass → Chilkoot Pass ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Chilkoot Trail → highestPoint → Chilkoot Pass ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Chilkoot Trail → partOf → Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Taiya Inlet → connectedTo → Chilkoot Trail region ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Taiya Inlet → historicalSiteNearby → Chilkoot Trailhead ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Klondike Highway → passesNear → Chilkoot Trail region ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Dyea Townsite → wasGatewayTo → Chilkoot Trail ⓘ
Dyea Townsite → associatedWith → Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site (U.S. portion) ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Bennett, British Columbia → locatedAlongRoute → Klondike Gold Rush route ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Bennett, British Columbia → nearTrail → Chilkoot Trail ⓘ
White Pass Unit → relatedTo → Chilkoot Trail Unit ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Dyea, Alaska → associatedWithTrail → Chilkoot Trail ⓘ
Dyea, Alaska → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site (U.S. portion) ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Yukon goldfields → mainAccessRoute → Chilkoot Pass ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Taiya River → near → Chilkoot Trail ⓘ
Alaska Route 98 → namedAfter → Klondike Gold Rush route ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail
Skagway River → near → Chilkoot Trail area ⓘ
linked to: Chilkoot Trail