Nugget Gulch

Nugget Gulch is a valley in Yukon, Northern Canada and has an elevation of 617 metres. Nugget 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 4 km north of Nugget Gulch.

Nugget Gulch

Type: Valley with an elevation of 617 metres
Category: landform
Location: Yukon, Northern Canada, Canada, North America
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Latitude

63.88275° or 63° 52′ 58″ north

Longitude

-139.29331° or 139° 17′ 36″ west

Elevation

617 metres (2,024 feet)

Open location code

94M2VPM4+3M

GeoNames ID

6091632

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