White Pass

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mountain pass

White Pass is a mountain pass in the Coast Mountains of Alaska and British Columbia, historically significant as a major route during the Klondike Gold Rush and now known for the White Pass and Yukon Route railway.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain pass →
administrativeRegion	Skagway Municipality → Stikine Region →
alsoKnownAs	White Pass Summit →
associatedWith	Klondike Gold Rush NERFINISHED → White Pass and Yukon Route railway →
climate	subarctic →
comparedWith	Chilkoot Pass →
connects	Bennett, British Columbia → Skagway, Alaska NERFINISHED → interior of Yukon →
country	Canada → United States →
currentUse	highway corridor → rail transport corridor → tourist route →
elevation	2864 feet → 873 meters →
featureOf	Alaska–Canada border →
goldRushEra	late 1890s →
hazards	avalanches → severe winter weather →
historicalSignificance	major route during the Klondike Gold Rush →
locatedIn	Alaska → British Columbia → Coast Mountains →
locatedOnBorderBetween	Alaska → British Columbia →
mountainRange	Coast Mountains →
namedAfter	Thomas White →
near	Fraser, British Columbia NERFINISHED → Skagway NERFINISHED →
openedToProspectors	1897 →
partOf	Boundary Ranges →
partOfRoute	Skagway–Whitehorse corridor →
railGaugeUsedByTraversingRailway	narrow gauge →
region	Southeast Alaska NERFINISHED → northwestern British Columbia →
tourismAttractionType	scenic mountain pass →
transportDifficultyComparedToChilkootPass	less steep →
transportModeHistorically	pack trail → railway route → wagon road →
transportRole	gateway to Yukon goldfields →
traversedBy	Klondike Highway → White Pass and Yukon Route →
usedFor	Klondike Gold Rush trail →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
White Pass ("White Pass and Yukon Route railway") →	associatedWith
Skagway →	hasNearbyPass
Cascade crest →	hasNotablePass
Skagway ("White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad") →	isTerminusOf
Klondike Gold Rush (1897–1898) →	route
White Pass ("White Pass and Yukon Route") →	traversedBy