South Range
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Rising high above the southern range is one of the tallest peaks along the peninsula – 1500 foot Wheal Kate mountain. Its ominous presence just south of the Portage Valley prompted many to ponder if it was made from solid copper – copper which resisted the great glaciers that had carved out the valley and the lake basin beyond. On this hunch alone, optimistic prospectors bought up the mountain and began sinking shafts into it to find it’s juicy copper center. In the process the mine company platted out the nearby town of South Range. The mine quickly failed but the town somehow managed to survive.
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