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Beaches Attractions In Atlin

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Atlin is a community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located on the eastern shore of Atlin Lake. In addition to continued gold-mining activity, Atlin is a tourist destination for fishing, hiking and Heliskiing. As of 2004, there are 450 permanent residents. The name comes from Áa Tlein, the Tlingit language word for big body of water. The surrounding area has been used by Inland Tlingit people for many years and the community is home to the Taku River Tlingit First Nation. Each July the town hosts the Atlin Arts & Music Festival in Tarahne Park, however no festival took place in 2010.
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  • 1. Montana Mountain Carcross
    Montana Mountain is a deeply eroded Late Cretaceous stratovolcano located south of Carcross, Yukon, Canada. As well as its main peak, the mountain includes many sub-peaks and contains felsic pyroclastics and flows; typically altered and orange-weathering. Montana Mountain was formed when the ancient Kula Plate was subducting under southwestern Yukon during the Late Cretaceous period. A flurry of quartz mining activity took place on Montana Mountain starting in 1899, peaking in 1905-1906 when American mining promoter John Conrad consolidated claims on Montana Mountain and built three tramways to carry the ore back down, including a 4-mile-long one from Windy Arm on Tagish Lake to the Mountain Hero mine.Montana Mountain is also an important landmark for the Carcross/Tagish First Nations livi...
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