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title: "Blackwater Mountain: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Blackwater Mountain: summit, 2 h 42 min from downtown Prince George. 1,070 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-mountain/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-mountain.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:57.109Z
---
# Blackwater Mountain
Summit, 2 h 42 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.20658,-122.88416) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/blackwater-mountain/#map)
## Map
[Read the full list without the map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/list/?layer=summits)
Tap a marker for details and directions. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
## Nearby
- [Twin Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/twin-lakes/) Recreation site 6.4 km
- [Herkyelthtie Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/herkyelthtie-lake/) Lake 11 km
- [Pantage Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pantage-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Alexander Mackenzie Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/alexander-mackenzie-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 42 min, 112 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 3.6 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 80 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,070 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.20658, -122.88416
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1279920010)
- [Avalanche Canada](https://avalanche.ca/map)
[Wildfires and fire bans](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/wildfire/)
Source: [OpenStreetMap contributors: waterfalls, peaks and viewpoints](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1279920010). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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## More in Explore
[See all in Explore](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#explore)
- [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/)
- [Indoor fun Things to do on rainy and cold days](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/indoor-activities/)
- [Where to stay Hotels, motels, B&Bs and campgrounds](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/where-to-stay/)
- [History and places The bowl, the rivers, the railway](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/explore/)
- [Lheidli T’enneh Whose land this is](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/indigenous/)
- [Land and resources Forests, mines, geography](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/dashboard/resources/)
## Data
Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/).
### Place data
Source: [BC Parks Data API, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and the BC Freshwater Atlas (BC Data Catalogue), OpenStreetMap](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-parks-data-api-access). Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc) for BC Parks, Recreation Sites and Trails BC and Freshwater Atlas places; ODbL 1.0 © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) for OpenStreetMap places and drive times; each place names its own source. Updated 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z.
JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/outdoors/blackwater-mountain
- **slug**: blackwater-mountain
- **name**: Blackwater Mountain
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.20658
- **lng**: -122.88416
- **kmFromCentre**: 79.5
- **driveKm**: 112.4
- **driveMinutes**: 162.4
- **offRoadMetres**: 3568
- **elevationM**: 1070
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: _none_
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**:
- **source**: OpenStreetMap contributors: waterfalls, peaks and viewpoints
- **sourceUrl**:
- **licence**: ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- **fetchedAt**: 2026-10-14T11:40:15.055Z
- **onShore**: _none_
#### links
| label | url |
| --- | --- |
| OpenStreetMap | https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1279920010 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| twin-lakes | Twin Lakes | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.15936 | -122.94018 | 6.4 | 85.2 | 107.8 |
| herkyelthtie-lake | Herkyelthtie Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.11459 | -122.84547 | 10.5 | 89.5 | 158.2 |
| pantage-lake | Pantage Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.21131 | -123.0962 | 14.1 | 81.7 | 95.5 |
| alexander-mackenzie-trail | Alexander Mackenzie Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.33933 | -122.87555 | 14.8 | 64.8 | 86.1 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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