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Record SL-673368 · Wikidata Q5168752

Copper Mountain

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Elevation
2,795 m
9,170 ft
Prominence
479 m
Isolation
Coordinates
51.2104° N, 115.8860° W
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Copper Mountain
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Description

Wikipedia

Copper Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park, 20 km (12 mi) north of the town of Banff. The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson after he had climbed to a mining site set up by Joe Healy and J.S. Dennis in 1881. Healy and Dennis claimed they had found a copper deposit at the site. It was also at this point that Dawson spotted and named Mount Assiniboine. The mountain is located on the western side of the Trans-Canada Highway, just northeast of Redearth Creek. It is named "Copper" Mountain because it is theorized to house a nearly infinite supply of copper.

First ascent

Date
1885
J. and W.T. Macoun
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Ski Hill Peak 2,500 m W 263° 4.1 km
Pilot Mountain 2,935 m SE 122° 5.0 km