Towns and Places Along The Haines Highway
- Haines, Alaska, km 0/mile 0
- Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, km 15–50/mile 9–31
- Klukwan, Alaska, km 34/mile 21
- U.S.–Canadian border, km 66/mile 41
- Chilkat Pass (elevation 1,065m/3,493 ft), km 102/mile 60
- British Columbia–Yukon border, km 145/mile 87
- Klukshu, Yukon, km 183/mile 112
- Haines Junction, Yukon, km 244/mile 152
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