KVR Copper Mountain Subdivision (Princeton)
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railway, place with historical importance, Kettle Valley Railway (KVR), interesting place
Opened in 1920, the Copper Mountain Subdivision ran for 13.3 miles (21.4 km) from Princeton to the rich mine on Copper Mountain, and included 24 trestles and four tunnels. The line's fortunes depended on this copper mine, which ran off and on until 1957. Shortly afterwards, Copper Mountain Subdivision was abandoned and the line dismantled.
Today, sections of the original roadbed from Princeton to Smelter Lakes can still be ridden. In other places, houses have been built on top of the roadbed, such as on the loop here.
Today, sections of the original roadbed from Princeton to Smelter Lakes can still be ridden. In other places, houses have been built on top of the roadbed, such as on the loop here.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°27'1"N 120°30'32"W
- The Myra Canyon - KVR Historic Trestles 92 km
- Nairn Falls Park 193 km
- Flying U Property 235 km
- Kootenay Lake Ferry 257 km
- Meadow Mountain 261 km
- Bugaboo Glacier 301 km
- Lake O'Hara hiking area 363 km
- Athabasca Glacier and Columbia Icefield Discovery Centre 385 km
- Horseshoe Canyon 582 km
- Horsethief Canyon 588 km
- Runway 03/21 2 km
- Princeton Airport 2 km
- Weyerhaeuser 2.2 km
- KVR Copper Mountain Subdivision 4.5 km
- Rockridge Canyon 8.8 km
- Coalmont 15 km
- Bromley Rock Provincial Park 18 km
- Basin Coal mine 20 km
- Otter Lake Provincial Park 24 km
- Allison Lake Provincial Park 27 km