---
title: "Cow Mountain: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Cow Mountain: summit, 2 h 49 min from downtown Prince George. 1,778 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:44.111Z
---
# Cow Mountain
Summit, 2 h 49 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.06313,-121.56682) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-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
- [Barkerville Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/barkerville-mountain/) Summit 2.2 km
- [Richfield Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/richfield-mountain/) Summit 2.7 km
- [Jack of Clubs Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/jack-of-clubs-lake/) Lake 3.3 km
- [Quesnel Highland](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/quesnel-highland/) Summit 3.3 km
- [Cow Mountain Trails](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain-trails/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 3.5 km
- [Nugget Hills RV](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/nugget-hills-rv/) RV park 4.2 km
- [Lowhee Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lowhee-campground/) Campground 4.3 km
- [Cariboo Joy](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-joy/) RV park 4.4 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 49 min, 187 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 1.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 123 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,778 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.06313, -121.56682
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2025774358)
- [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/2025774358). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
[Report a problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Foutdoors%2Fcow-mountain%2F&subject=Outdoors%3A+Cow+Mountain)
## 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/cow-mountain
- **slug**: cow-mountain
- **name**: Cow Mountain
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.06313
- **lng**: -121.56682
- **kmFromCentre**: 123
- **driveKm**: 186.6
- **driveMinutes**: 168.5
- **offRoadMetres**: 1294
- **elevationM**: 1778
- **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/2025774358 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| barkerville-mountain | Barkerville Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.0782 | -121.54566 | 2.2 | 122.7 | 188.8 |
| richfield-mountain | Richfield Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.04082 | -121.55036 | 2.7 | 125.7 | 190.6 |
| jack-of-clubs-lake | Jack of Clubs Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.08791 | -121.59413 | 3.3 | 119.8 | 179.3 |
| quesnel-highland | Quesnel Highland | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06353 | -121.61589 | 3.3 | 121 | 178.5 |
| cow-mountain-trails | Cow Mountain Trails | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.09325 | -121.57929 | 3.5 | 119.9 | 180.5 |
| nugget-hills-rv | Nugget Hills RV | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.10105 | -121.56707 | 4.2 | 119.8 | 182 |
| lowhee-campground | Lowhee Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.08661 | -121.51624 | 4.3 | 123.2 | 186.6 |
| cariboo-joy | Cariboo Joy | campgrounds | campgrounds | RV park | 53.10241 | -121.56455 | 4.4 | 119.8 | 182 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
---
Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/