Copper Kings 100

In the late 1880s Butte boomed as a copper mining town, it was once called The Richest Hill on Earth. The most successful mine owners were known as the Copper Kings. The Copper Kings 100 is a 100 mile single 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 14,400 feet of vertical gain and loss. Small groups ran this as a fat ass in 2023 and 2024, and the inaugural permitted "real" Copper Kings 100 with course markings and full-on real aid stations will start on Friday June 27, 2025. • Run starts at 4:00am Friday June 27, 2025 • Final cutoff 8:00pm Saturday June 28, 2024 • 40-hour cutoff • Entrants must be at least 18 years of age on race day.