Wander the area on the south side of Red Mountain.
Trail. Start at the Rossland Museum and proceed north through this old industrial site – the old mine sites with evidence of their old compressor, steam engines and ore load-out bins. A rusted streetlight and road sign base still attached to a tree show that a network of roads existed at one time. Wander up the now forested hillside, following rail grades and old mine roads, past the Center Star, Le Roi, Josie, No. 1 and Gertrude Mine sites. Old mine cars and hoist skips are left on waste rock piles, and the blacksmith’s forge is still beside the Josie mine site.
Climb Red Mountain for lunch
Descent. head down to the Red Mountain Mine near the top of the T-Bar hill. It had extracted molybdenum from the large open pits on the west side of the mountain. 1971 was the last year the mine operated. Various mining, milling, flotation and drying processes were used to extract the moly.
Continue down the road, pass the Jumbo compressor site with a nearby adit (tunnel). If you ever ski down the Jumbo run on Granite Mountain and miss the out-of-bound ropes at the bottom, you will likely end up here. Cap off the day with a bit of art with the large beautifully carved stone boulder. Descend to the gas line, check out the Sasquatch cabin, the old clay tennis court, and Center Star load-out bins and follow the rail grade back to the Museum.
