What is the exact mileage of the Iditarod?
The Iditarod is officially 1,049 miles long. However, this number was adopted because Alaska is the 49th state and the Iditarod is always over 1,000 miles long. The actual mileage is probably somewhere around 1,100, and does vary each from year to year based on whether the race runs on the northern course (even years) or southern course (odd years).
