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About Porcupine

Porcupine is a ghost town and former mining community in Haines Borough, Alaska. It is located about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Mile 35 of the Haines Highway, across the Klehini River.
From Wikipedia, "Porcupine, Alaska", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Porcupine, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Porcupine is

USGS topographic map around Porcupine — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

4 historic USGS maps cover Porcupine

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1952 Skagway sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1954 Skagway B-4 sheet, 1:63,360 · GeoTIFF download
1961 Skagway sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
1992 Skagway B-4 NE sheet, 1:25,000 · GeoTIFF download

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Nearby

Other sites near Porcupine

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Alaska index.

Dyea31.3 mi E · Skagway
Skagway32.5 mi E · Skagway

Sources

Wikipedia, "Porcupine, Alaska": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q18343664.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).