American Gulch

American Gulch is a valley in Yukon, Northern Canada and has an elevation of 578 metres. American Gulch is situated nearby to the locality Grand Forks.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Discovery Claim.

Discovery Claim

Mine

Photo: JKBrooks85, Public domain.

Discovery Claim is a mining claim at Bonanza Creek, a watercourse in the Yukon, Canada. It is the site where, in the afternoon of August 16, 1896, the first piece of gold was found in the Klondike River region by prospectors. Discovery Claim is situated 3½ km southeast of American Gulch.

American Gulch

Type: Valley with an elevation of 578 metres
Category: landform
Location: Yukon, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

63.94635° or 63° 56′ 47″ north

Longitude

-139.35113° or 139° 21′ 4″ west

Elevation

578 metres (1,896 feet)

Open location code

94M2WJWX+GG

GeoNames ID

5884410

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