KVR Copper Mountain Subdivision
Canada /
British Columbia /
Princeton /
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/ Canada
/ British Columbia
/ Princeton
World / United States / Washington
railway, place with historical importance, Kettle Valley Railway (KVR)
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 hiked or cycled. For this polygon, the railbed has been taken over by Allenby Road all the way to the Smelter Lakes. (I have not mapped the stretch of line south from here to Smelter Lakes as the roadbed - which continues to follow Allenby Road - is obvious)
Today, sections of the original roadbed from Princeton to Smelter Lakes can still be hiked or cycled. For this polygon, the railbed has been taken over by Allenby Road all the way to the Smelter Lakes. (I have not mapped the stretch of line south from here to Smelter Lakes as the roadbed - which continues to follow Allenby Road - is obvious)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°24'45"N 120°31'56"W
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- Frank Slide 443 km
- Waterton Lakes National Park 462 km
- Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump 497 km
- Stirling, Alberta 578 km
- Slash burn 595 km
- Lake Wabamun Oil Spill 613 km
- Runway 03/21 6.3 km
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- Coalmont 16 km
- Basin Coal mine 20 km
- Bromley Rock Provincial Park 20 km
- Otter Lake Provincial Park 26 km
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