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Chilkoot Ranges

Range Type	Mountain range with well-recognized name
Highest Point	Mount Porsild (2530+ m/8300+ ft)
Countries	Canada (89%), United States (11%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
States/Provinces	Yukon Territory (71%), British Columbia (18%), Alaska (12%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	17,188 sq km / 6,636 sq mi Area may include lowland areas
Extent	202 km / 126 mi North-South 173 km / 108 mi East-West
Center Lat/Long	59° 59' N; 135° 48' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Chilkoot Ranges
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Chilkoot Ranges.

Boundary Ranges	Level 4 (Parent)
Chilkoot Ranges	Level 5
Skagway Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Juneau Icefield	Level 5 (Sibling)
Brundage-Ogden Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Central Boundary Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Stikine-Ambition Area	Level 5 (Sibling)
Unuk-Iskut Divide	Level 5 (Sibling)
South Boundary Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Chilkoot Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	m	ft	Range6
1.	Mount Porsild	2530+	8300+
2.	Takhini Peak	2514	8248
3.	Skagway High Point	2511	8239
4.	Potlatch Peak	2435	7989
5.	Mount Skukum	2347+	7700+
6.	Peak 7639	2328	7639
7.	Mount Kelsall	2319	7608
8.	Mount Arkell	2195+	7200+
9.	Peak 7200	2195+	7200+
10.	Mount Foster	2175	7136
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Photos of Peaks in the Chilkoot Ranges

Skagway High Point The 8239-foot unnamed peak that is the highest in the new Skagway Borough, Alaska (2008-06-17). Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Kelsall Mount Kelsall as viewed northbound on the Haines Highway in British Columbia (2018-07-23). Photo by Charles Baxter. Click here for larger-size photo.
Nares Mountain Overall view of the first summit of Nares Mtn, from Carcross. The route goes up the right-hand ridge but one can also ascend via the other, left, ridge. - The true summit of Nares Mountain lies to the north, just outside the frame of this photo (2015-07-23). Photo by Jan Triska. Click here for larger-size photo.	Mount Ripinsky Taken from the summit of Peak 3920 (Shakuseyi Peak) (2022-05-29). Photo by Andrew Holman. Click here for larger-size photo.

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