Valemount & Mount Robson / Partial elevation sheet
Mica Mine and ridge
- Round trip
- 9.65 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,018 m Published route measurement
- Walking time
- 6–8 hours return
- Difficulty
- Hard Out and back
return to ridge above the mine
Partial elevation profile
Partial elevation profile
This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.
3.78 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction.
Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.
Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Government Licence – British Columbia
Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://delivery.maps.gov.bc.ca/arcgis/rest/services/whse/bcgw_pub_whse_forest_tenure/MapServer/9. Sampled and rounded for display.
Source: https://open-meteo.com/en/licence
Licence: CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Government Licence – British Columbia linework · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Profile source checked: 2026-10-18
Measurement notes
9 km
1018 m
The older Ramblers narrative suggests roughly 5 hours return to the mica workings and 6 hours including the ridge; current operator guidance separately gives a 6–8 hour return outing. These endpoints and time estimates should not be silently treated as identical.
The map line and elevation profile cover the provincial approach to the historic Mica Mine, about 3.78 km along the stored line. They do not show the complete ridge extension or a return itinerary; the 9.65 km published outing remains a separate metric.