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Haines Junction is a village in Yukon, Canada. It is at Kilometre 1,632 (historical mile 1016) of the Alaska Highway at its junction with the Haines Highway, hence the name of the community. According to the 2021 census, the population was 688. [3] However, the Yukon Bureau of Statistics lists the population count for 2022 as 1,018. [4]
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.
The Dalton Cache–Pleasant Camp Border Crossing connects the towns of Haines, Alaska and Haines Junction, Yukon on the Canada–United States border. Alaska Route 7 on the American side joins Yukon Highway 3 on the Canadian side as part of the Haines Highway.
The Shakwak Trench separates the Kluane ranges from other mountain ranges north of it. The Haines Highway and the Alaska Highway north of Haines Junction are built in the Shakwak Trench. The Tintina Trench bisects the Yukon from northwest to southeast and its edges have rich mineral deposits including the Klondike gold and the lead-zinc ...
Haines Road: 175.0 108.7 AK-7 at U.S. border Hwy 1 in Haines Junction: 9 Robert Campbell Highway: 583 362 Hwy 1 in Watson Lake: Hwy 2 in Carmacks: 11 Dempster Highway: 465 289 Hwy 2 near Glenboyle: Highway 8 southwest of Fort McPherson, NWT: 8 South Canol Road: 219.1 136.1 Hwy 1 in Johnson's Crossing: Hwy 4 south of Ross River: 8 North Canol ...
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 ...
The final piece of AK-7 begins in downtown Haines, another ferry stop; it follows the Haines Highway northwest to the border with British Columbia, Canada. In BC, it continues north as the Haines Highway with no designation, eventually connecting with Yukon Highway 3 (which ends at the Alaska Highway at Haines Junction in the Yukon Territory).
Kathleen Lake (native name : Mät'àtäna Mǟn meaning 'something frozen inside lake') [1] is a lake in Yukon, Canada, located south of the town of Haines Junction within Kluane National Park and Reserve. Located at Haines Highway Kilometre 219.7.