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The Haines Highway continues north to a junction with the Alaska Highway at Haines Junction, Yukon, 147 miles (237 km) from Haines. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Haines CDP has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.4 km 2 ), of which 13.2 square miles (34.2 km 2 ) are land and 7.5 square miles (19.3 km 2 ), or 36.02%, are ...
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Prior to 1986, US Border Inspections were conducted at Haines, which was recognized as inefficient since many people lived and worked between the town and the border 42 miles (68 km) to the north. Construction of the US Border Inspection Station at Dalton Cache involved rehabilitating the historic structures at the border. [citation needed]
The Dalton Trail is a trail that runs between Pyramid Harbor, west of Haines, Alaska in the United States, and Fort Selkirk, in the Yukon Territory of Canada, using the Chilkat Pass. It is 396 km (246 mi) long. Originally, the Chilkat group of Tlingit controlled the trail, which they used for trade with the Athabascan people of the interior.
Fort William H. Seward, also known as Chilkoot Barracks and Haines Mission, is a site at Port Chilkoot in Haines Borough, Alaska, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the city of Haines. It was the last of a series of 11 military posts established in Alaska during the gold rush era, and was Alaska's only military facility between 1925 and 1940.
It follows the route of the old Dalton Trail from the port of Haines inland for about 180 km (110 mi) to Klukshu, Yukon, and then continues to Haines Junction. The highway is about 244 km (152 mi) long, of which 72 km (45 mi) is in Alaska. The highway was known as Yukon Highway 4 until 1978, when it was renumbered Highway 3.
Mount Ripinski (sometimes Mount Ripinsky) [2] is a mountain located immediately to the north of Haines, Alaska at the southern terminus in the Takshanuk Mountains.. Mount Ripinski is a popular day hike for local residents of Haines and features two distinct trails that converge on the south side of the summit.
Haines is one of the northern stops on the Alaska Marine Highway. Many people who travel in winter travel to Haines by ferry to avoid travelling the "Alcan", or Alaska Highway . Haines is also accessible by air service from neighboring Juneau, Alaska.