Course map, elevation profile & surface
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Race-day light
For a 6:30 finish (an estimate) · starting 7:00 AM Feb 27. Dark means the sun below civil twilight.
Climbs
2 climbs · 958 ft totalbiggest firstElevation gain, measured two ways
| Source | Gain | vs lidar |
|---|---|---|
| Course file (GPX) | 3,297ft | +20% |
| USGS lidar, 1 m | 2,738ft | reference |
They differ because a GPS file picks up noise on every wiggle and often takes its heights from a coarse terrain model, while lidar maps the ground itself to about a metre. We sampled this route every 98 ft against USGS 3DEP and counted each rise of 10 ft or more, on Oct 24, 2026. The planner still uses the course file.
Aid stations as published on the course file
| Aid station | Mile | km |
|---|---|---|
| A Picketpost Aid | 6.9 | 11.1 |
| A LOST turnaround | 9.2 | 14.8 |
| A Telegraph Aid | 23.3 | 37.5 |
| A Superior Pool Aid | 28.9 | 46.5 |
| Start/Finish | 30.9 | 49.7 |
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Conditions typical race-day weather for Feb 27 at the start
Typical = the median of 2016–2025 for Feb 27 ±3 days at the start line; a wet day has 1 mm of rain or more. Historical weather from Open-Meteo.
Race almanac the sky on race day
Next race day Sat, Feb 27, 2027 · 7:00 AM start
First and last light are civil twilight, the sun 6° below the horizon. The moon is lit as at midnight after the start; headlamp hours count a typical finish from the start while the sun is below civil twilight. Worked out for the start line.
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About this course
Copper Corridor 50K — 2027 covers 30.9 mi (49.7 km) with 3,297 ft of elevation gain through Arizona, United States. That is about 107 ft per mile of climbing, and 3,307 ft of descent. The course tops out at 3,320 ft and bottoms out at 2,316 ft. The surface is 62% trail, 26% gravel and 6% paved. There are 4 aid stations on course; the longest stretch between aid is 14.2 mi. The profile has 2 sustained climbs; the biggest is the climb from mi 13.3, +676 ft over 4.7 mi at 2.7% on average (steepest stretch 12%). Race day is February 27, 2027, starting at 7:00 AM; the sun rises at 6:56 AM and sets at 6:20 PM. Typical race-day weather at the start: a high of 65°F and a low of 44°F, with a 14% chance of a wet day. The interactive map above shows the full route with its elevation profile and aid stations, built from the course's GPS file.
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Course history
- Sep 3, 2026Added to the catalog
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