Copper Mountain, Banff National Park

#97 among attractions in Banff National Park

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Copper Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park, 20 km 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. ()

First ascent: 1885Elevation: 9170 ftProminence: 1572 ftCoordinates: 51°12'37"N, 115°53'10"W

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Copper Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Brett, Bourgeau Lake, Pilot Mountain, Mount Bourgeau.

4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Brett, Banff National Park
110 min walk • Mount Brett is a 2,984-metre summit located in the Massive Range of Alberta, Canada It is situated in Banff National Park, 20 kilometres west of Banff townsite, in the Canadian Rockies. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Ball, 12.52 km to the west.
6.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bourgeau Lake, Banff National Park
169 min walk • Bourgeau Lake is a rock-rimmed alpine lake at the foot of Mount Bourgeau near Banff, in Banff National Park, Alberta. It is a popular hiking destination.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pilot Mountain, Banff National Park
79 min walk • Pilot Mountain is a mountain in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located southeast of Redearth Creek and directly west of the Trans-Canada Highway. The mountain was named in 1884 by George M.
7.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Bourgeau, Banff National Park
184 min walk • Mount Bourgeau is a 2,931-metre mountain located in the Massive Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It was named by James Hector in 1860 after Eugène Bourgeau, a botanist with the Palliser Expedition.
6.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Ball, Banff National Park
165 min walk • Mount Ball is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, on the borders of Banff and Kootenay national parks in Western Canada. Mt. Ball is the highest peak of the Ball Range in the Canadian Rockies.
4.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Massive Mountain, Banff National Park
121 min walk • Massive Mountain is situated in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada. It is located in the Massive Range and was named in 1918 for its massive size. It however is not the highest summit in the range, that belongs to Mount Brett.
6.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Ball Range, Banff National Park
165 min walk • The Ball Range is a mountain range on the Continental Divide between Vermilion Pass and Red Earth Pass in Kootenay National Park, Canada. The range is named after John Ball, a politician who helped secure funding for the Palliser expedition.
4.3 miN
Neighbourhood
Castle Junction
109 min walk • Castle Junction is a locality where the northern extent of the Banff–Windermere Highway intersects with the Trans-Canada Highway, the Bow River, and Bow Valley Parkway in Banff National Park, Alberta.