between the Charley River and Middle Fork Fortymile River drainages, 62 mi. W of Eagle; Yukon-Tanana High.
prospectors' punning name reported in 1898 by E. C. Barnard, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), who noted on his fieldshee; "Named for a dead bear found near top." Copper Creek on the mountain's north side. shown on present-day maps.