Taiya River estuary and site of Dyea at the beginning of the Chilkoot Trail (October 2005)

Dyea is a mostly-abandoned town in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located at the convergence of the Taiya River and Taiya Inlet on the south side of the Chilkoot Pass, at 59°30′16″N, 135°21′36″W. During the Klondike Gold Rush prospectors disembarked at its port and used the Chilkoot Trail, a Tlingit trade route over the Coast Mountains, to begin their journey to the gold fields around Dawson City, Yukon, about 800 km (500 miles) away. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 673 KB) Picture taken by Luigi Zanasi on Dyea road near Skagway, Alaska (October 11, 2005) showing the Taiya River estuary and site of the former Klondike gold rush town of Dyea at the beginning of the Chilkoot Trail. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 673 KB) Picture taken by Luigi Zanasi on Dyea road near Skagway, Alaska (October 11, 2005) showing the Taiya River estuary and site of the former Klondike gold rush town of Dyea at the beginning of the Chilkoot Trail. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... The Taiya River is a 17-mile-long (27 km) river in the U.S. state of Alaska running from the border with British Columbia, Canada, to the Taiya Inlet of upper Lynn Canal. ... The Taiya Inlet is part of the upper Lynn Canal located in Alaska near the town of Skagway. ... Chilkoot Pass (el. ... A typical gold mining operation, on Bonanza Creek. ... The Chilkoot Trail is a trail in the Chilkoot mountains in Alaska that leads from Dyea, Alaska, United States to Bennett, British Columbia, Canada through the Chilkoot Pass in the Coast Mountains. ... A Tlingit totem pole in Ketchikan ca. ... The Coast Mountains are the westernmost range of the Pacific Cordillera, running along the south western shore of the North American continent, extending south from the Alaska Panhandle and covering most of coastal British Columbia. ... Aerial view of Dawson City with the Yukon River in early May Dawson City as seen across the Yukon River. ... This article is about Yukon Territory in Canada. ...

The port at Dyea had shallow water, while neighboring Skagway had deep water. Dyea was abandoned when the White Pass and Yukon Route railroad chose the White Pass Trail (instead of the alternative Chilkoot Trail), which began at Skagway, for its route. Broadway Avenue, Skagway, in the 1970s. ... The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) (AAR reporting mark WPY) is a narrow gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska with Whitehorse, the capital of Canadas Yukon Territory. ... The White Pass is a mountain pass through the Coast Mountains in Alaska and British Columbia that leads from Skagway, Alaska, United States to the town of Bennett, British Columbia, Canada on Lake Bennett. ... The Chilkoot Trail is a trail in the Chilkoot mountains in Alaska that leads from Dyea, Alaska, United States to Bennett, British Columbia, Canada through the Chilkoot Pass in the Coast Mountains. ...

Dyea is now within the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. Categories: Stub | U.S. National Historical Parks | Museums in Seattle ...

See also

• Skagway, Alaska

Broadway Avenue, Skagway, in the 1970s. ...

External links

• Guide to Dyea, Alaska from ExploreNorth
• Dyea page at Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park