Onward Endurance

My family has a lot of history in Butte, Montana. Both my parents were born and grew up there. My dad’s dad worked underground in the mines of Butte, and my mom’s dad was a county commissioner and a well-known insurance agent. My cousins still ranch around Butte, and I have three wonderful and hilarious aunts living in the area. I spent many summer vacations visiting Butte, and it has a very special place in my heart. It is a beautiful place to run too!
This idea of this run started as a way to honor my family’s connection to Butte by making a long run for myself to connect special places from my family’s history.
-Wes Plate

The 100 mile loop course starts and ends at the Belmont Mine in Butte and includes 63 miles of the wonderful Continental Divide Trail. The elevation at the start is 5,650 ft, the highest point is at 8,400 feet, and you will enjoy a total of 14,426 feet of vertical gain and loss.

Small groups ran this as a fat ass in 2023 and 2024, and the inaugural permitted Copper Kings 100 will start on Friday June 27, 2025.

Race start 4:00am Friday June 27, 2025
Final cutoff 8:00pm Saturday June 28, 2025
40-hour cutoff

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