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title: "Bobtail Mountain: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Bobtail Mountain: summit in Bobtail Mountain Park, 2 h 41 min from downtown Prince George. 1,420 m elevation. Map, driving directions and places nearby."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-mountain/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-mountain.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:26.655Z
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# Bobtail Mountain
Summit in Bobtail Mountain Park, 2 h 41 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.66561,-123.38497) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-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
- [Bobtail Mountain Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-mountain-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 1.8 km
- [Bobtail Mountain Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-mountain-park/) Provincial park 2.8 km
- [Lumpy Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lumpy-lake/) Lake 7.6 km
- [Bobtail Bluff Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-bluff-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 8.4 km
- [Little Bobtail Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/little-bobtail-lake/) Lake 8.6 km
- [Bobtail Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bobtail-lake/) Recreation site 8.8 km
- [Naltesby Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/naltesby-lake/) Lake 9.2 km
- [Norman Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/norman-lake/) Lake 13 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 41 min, 85 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.9 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 50 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,420 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.66561, -123.38497
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1225878780)
- [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/1225878780). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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- [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/bobtail-mountain
- **slug**: bobtail-mountain
- **name**: Bobtail Mountain
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.66561
- **lng**: -123.38497
- **kmFromCentre**: 50.2
- **driveKm**: 84.6
- **driveMinutes**: 160.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 1928
- **elevationM**: 1420
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: _none_
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: Bobtail Mountain Park
- **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/1225878780 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| bobtail-mountain-trail | Bobtail Mountain Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.66395 | -123.35709 | 1.8 | 48.8 | 84.7 |
| bobtail-mountain-park | Bobtail Mountain Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, huts | Provincial park | 53.68735 | -123.36258 | 2.8 | 47.7 | 86.9 |
| lumpy-lake | Lumpy Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.59875 | -123.36269 | 7.6 | 53.6 | 106.2 |
| bobtail-bluff-trail | Bobtail Bluff Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.61667 | -123.48261 | 8.4 | 58.6 | 91.9 |
| little-bobtail-lake | Little Bobtail Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.68728 | -123.51084 | 8.6 | 56.1 | 85.7 |
| bobtail-lake | Bobtail Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.61343 | -123.48495 | 8.8 | 59 | 92.2 |
| naltesby-lake | Naltesby Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62397 | -123.50588 | 9.2 | 59.4 | 90.7 |
| norman-lake | Norman Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.78035 | -123.36419 | 12.8 | 43.1 | 72.4 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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