Fortymile River
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The Fortymile River is a 60-mile tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon. Beginning at the confluence of its north and south forks in the Southeast
The Fortymile River in eastern Alaska
Forty Mile, Yukon
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Forty Mile is best known as the oldest town in Canada's Yukon. It was established in 1886 at the confluence of the Yukon and Fortymile rivers by prospectors and fortune hunters in search of gold. Larg
Fortymile River
…Fork and South Fork • location northwest of Chicken, Alaska, United States • coordinates • elevation 1,424 m (4,672 ft) Mouth Yukon River • location Forty Mile, Yukon, Canada • coordinates • elevation 950 ft (290 m) Length 60 mi (97 km) Basin size 6,600 sq mi (17,000 km2) National Wild and Scenic River Type…
The Royal North-West Mounted Police building at Forty Mile.
A view of Forty Mile historic site from the Yukon River.