Every February, Carmacks hosts a checkpoint for both the long-distance Yukon Quest sled dog race and the Yukon Arctic Ultra foot/ski/bike race.
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Carmacks is situated at the confluence of the Nordenskiold and Yukon rivers, approximately 180 km (112 miles) north of Whitehorse and 360 km (224 miles) south of Dawson City on the North Klondike Highway.
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The communities on the "Whitehorse-Aishihik-Faro" grid include Whitehorse, Champagne, Johnson's Crossing, Faro, and the following communities where it is distributed by YECL: Haines Junction, Carcross, Tagish, Marsh Lake, Teslin, Carmacks and Ross River.