THE YUKON - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 661

ATLIN
The small community of Atlin lies 100 kilometers (62 miles) south of Jake's Corner, back
over the border in British Columbia. It is British Columbia's northernmost and western-
most settlement. Although isolated from the rest of British Columbia, it is one of the
province's most picturesque communities. The glaciated peaks of the Coast Mountains form
a stunning backdrop for the town, which is on a gently sloping hill overlooking beautiful
140-kilometer-long (85-mile-long) Atlin Lake.
Carcross was an important stop on the White Pass Railway.
Atlin was a boomtown with more than 8,000 people during the 1898 Klondike Gold
Rush, when gold was discovered in nearby Pine Creek. Today they're still finding some
color hereabouts, but the town's population has dwindled to about 400.