This viewpoint with a large "Welcome to Alaska" sign is located a couple of hundred yards/meters on the Alaska side of the Canada/USA border, at Mile 14.7 of the South Klondike Highway. There are no facilities at the viewpoint.
Looking into Alaska from the north end of the viewpoint.
Getting your photo taken with the "Welcome to Alaska" sign is a very popular activity.
Looking over the viewpoint towards Skagway from the automated weather station.
A distant look at the viewpoint from the south.
A busy summer day at the viewpoint.
The Kiwanis Club built this "inukshuk".
The viewpoint on April 29, 2014. Some years, the cuise ship season in Skagway has already started.
Looking down the South Klondike Highway from the viewpoint on a bitterly cold day in mid-December.