Bering coast · Iditarod checkpoint
Nome
The finish line of the Last Great Race, on the Bering Sea coast — where the trail ends under the Burled Arch on Front Street.
Approx. mile
~1000
of ~1,000
To Nome
~0 mi
remaining
Leg
Bering coast
Western Alaska
Setting
Bering Sea · the finish
On the trail
Nome in the race
The champion arrives in Nome 8–10 days after the restart, often in the small hours of the morning, and the town turns out under the arch regardless of the time. The final musher is honored with the Red Lantern.
Mile markers are approximate and shift with the year's route. Nome sits on the bering coast leg of the 2027 southern route.
Background
History
A Bering Sea gold-rush city that exploded after gold was found on its beaches in 1898. Today it's the famous Iditarod finish under the Burled Arch on Front Street.
Visiting
Getting there
No road to the rest of Alaska, but Nome has a jet airport with daily service from Anchorage — book far ahead for finish week.
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Safety
Plan around it
Events in Western Alaska
Iditarod Finish — Nome
Teams reach the Burled Arch in Nome
Nome Bathtub Races
The whole trail