Easiest route Scramble First ascent 1885 Province Alberta | Topo map NTS 82O/04 Elevation 2,795 m Prominence 479 m Mountain range Ball Range | |
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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.
Map of Copper Mountain, Improvement District No. 9, AB, Canada
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.
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