Information About

White Pass

Quick Facts

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Location

59 ° 37' 28.999" N,
135 ° 8' 17.002" W

Region

Skagway

Nearest City

Skagway

Elevation

2904 ft (885.14 m)

White Pass in Detail.

About

On the Alaska-Canada bundary, 4 mi. NE of Mount Cleveland and 13 mi NE of Skagway at the head of the Skagway River, Coast Mts.

History

Named by William Ogilvie, Dominion Land Surveyor, in 1887 for Thomas White, Canadian Minister of the Interior. This pass is probably the same as Shasheki, a Tlingit Indian name reported by W. H. Dall, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and published in the 1883 Coast Pilot (p. 200). This pass was on one of the principle routes to the Yukon taken by the prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush 1897-1900. Although the White Pass route was less direct than the favorite, but steeper Chilkoot Pass route, it was used by more prospectors during the winter months.

Topo Maps

Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1948), Skagway C-1 (1951), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1952), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway (1961), Skagway C-1 SE (1992), Skagway C-1 SE (2017),
Places Near White Pass
Cities:

Canyon City, Denver, Rocky Point,

Bays:

Nahku Bay, Smugglers Cove,

Capes:

Dyea Point, Yakutania Point,

Cities:

Skagway,

Dams:

Lower Dewey Lake Forebay Dam, Lower Dewey Lake Number 1 Dam, Upper Dewey Lake Dam,

Glaciers:

Denver Glacier, Laughton Glacier, Saussure Glacier, South Glacier,

Lakes:

Black Lake, Devils Punch Bowl, Goat Lake, Icy Lake, Lower Dewey Lake, Pump House Lake, Summit Lake, Upper Dewey Lake,

Locales:

White Pass,

Mine:

Eight Mile Canyon Prospect, Inspiration Mine,

Mountains:

A B Mountain, Boundary Peak 109, Boundary Peak 111, Mount Carmack, Mount Cleveland, Mount Clifford, Mount Hefty, Mount Hoffman, Porcupine Hill, Twin Dewey Peaks,

Parks:

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park,

Mountain Passes:

Chilkoot Pass, White Pass,

Mountain Ranges:

Sawtooth Range,

Rivers:

East Fork Skagway River, Nourse River, Skagway River, Taiya River, White Pass Fork Skagway River,

Streams:

Captain William Moore Creek, Dewey Creek, Porcupine Creek, Reid Creek, Snyder Creek, West Creek,

Routes:

Chilkoot Trail, Dewey Lakes and Devils Punch Bowl, Lower Dewey Lake Loop Trail, Reid Falls Trail, Skyline Trail, Sturgill's Landing Trail,

Valleys:

Glacier Gorge, Warm Pass Valley,

Waterfalls:

Bridal Veil Falls, Pitchfork Falls, Reid Falls,