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title: "Caribou Mountain: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Caribou Mountain: summit in Bowron Lake Park, 4 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. 2,027 m elevation. Map, driving directions and places nearby."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/caribou-mountain/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/caribou-mountain.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:56.566Z
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# Caribou Mountain
Summit in Bowron Lake Park, 4 h 37 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.39531,-121.06888) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/caribou-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
- [Mount Cochran](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-cochran/) Summit 3.1 km
- [Clear Mountain Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clear-mountain-lakes/) Lake 7.4 km
- [Clear Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clear-mountain/) Summit 8.0 km
- [Clear Mountain Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clear-mountain-lakes-sri2j4y/) Lake 8.4 km
- [Clear Mountain Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/clear-mountain-lakes-jlgkf4q/) Lake 9.7 km
- [Mount Cushman](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-cushman/) Summit 10 km
- [North Star Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/north-star-mountain/) Summit 13 km
- [Mount Kruger](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-kruger/) Summit 13 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 37 min, 235 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 16 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 125 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 2,027 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.39531, -121.06888
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2022557156)
- [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/2022557156). 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/caribou-mountain
- **slug**: caribou-mountain
- **name**: Caribou Mountain
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.39531
- **lng**: -121.06888
- **kmFromCentre**: 125
- **driveKm**: 234.7
- **driveMinutes**: 276.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 16234
- **elevationM**: 2027
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: _none_
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: Bowron Lake 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/2022557156 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mount-cochran | Mount Cochran | summits | summits | Summit | 53.42051 | -121.08844 | 3.1 | 122.6 | 234.7 |
| clear-mountain-lakes | Clear Mountain Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.43391 | -121.15997 | 7.4 | 117.7 | 234.4 |
| clear-mountain | Clear Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.43019 | -121.17394 | 8 | 117.1 | 234.4 |
| clear-mountain-lakes-sri2j4y | Clear Mountain Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.44126 | -121.16883 | 8.4 | 116.8 | 234.4 |
| clear-mountain-lakes-jlgkf4q | Clear Mountain Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.44457 | -121.18894 | 9.7 | 115.4 | 234.4 |
| mount-cushman | Mount Cushman | summits | summits | Summit | 53.48116 | -121.01395 | 10.2 | 124.1 | 155.4 |
| north-star-mountain | North Star Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.34107 | -120.90453 | 12.5 | 137.5 | 186.4 |
| mount-kruger | Mount Kruger | summits | summits | Summit | 53.32988 | -121.22755 | 12.8 | 119.7 | 234.7 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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