Information About

Half-Way Pillar

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Half-Way Pillar on The Map

Location

67 ° 15' 40" N,
141 ° 37' 54.001" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Eagle

Elevation

823 ft (250.85 m)

Half-Way Pillar in Detail.

About

on right bank of Porcupine River 6 mi. N of Old Rampart and 32 mi. ENE of Coleen Mtn., Yukon Flats.

History

Name reported by R. G. McConnell, Canadian Geological Survey, in 1888, for "a projecting column of rock, which was supposed by the traders to b e equidistant from Lapierre House and Fort Yukon" (FitzGerald, 1944, p. 227). The name is now applied to a nearby hill.

Topo Maps

Coleen (1951), Coleen (1951), Coleen (1951), Coleen (1951), Coleen (1956), Coleen (1956), Coleen (1956), Coleen (1956), Coleen (1956), Coleen (1956), Coleen (1956), Coleen (1956), Coleen (1956), Coleen B-2 (1956), Coleen B-2 (1956),
Places Near Half-Way Pillar
Lakes:

Pern Lakes, Smith Lake,

Mountains:

Half-Way Pillar,

Rivers:

Campbell River, Rapid River, Salmon Trout River,

Streams:

White Mountain Creek,

Valleys:

Upper Ramparts,

Cities:

Old Rampart,