---
title: "Elk Mountain: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Elk Mountain: summit, 2 h 47 min from downtown Prince George. 1,868 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/elk-mountain/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/elk-mountain.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:41.828Z
---
# Elk Mountain
Summit, 2 h 47 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.01519,-121.55932) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/elk-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
- [Groundhog Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/groundhog-lake/) Recreation site 1.1 km
- [Mount Agnes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-agnes/) Summit 1.8 km
- [Bald Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/bald-mountain/) Summit 2.9 km
- [Richfield Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/richfield-mountain/) Summit 2.9 km
- [Mount Proserpine](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-proserpine/) Summit 3.8 km
- [Mount Pinkerton](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-pinkerton/) Summit 4.2 km
- [Cow Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cow-mountain/) Summit 5.4 km
- [Mount Amador](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-amador/) Summit 6.5 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 47 min, 190 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 5.9 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 128 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,868 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.01519, -121.55932
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2025774371)
- [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/2025774371). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
Source read 2 days ago
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## More in Explore
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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/elk-mountain
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- **name**: Elk Mountain
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.01519
- **lng**: -121.55932
- **kmFromCentre**: 127.5
- **driveKm**: 189.8
- **driveMinutes**: 167
- **offRoadMetres**: 5852
- **elevationM**: 1868
- **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/2025774371 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| groundhog-lake | Groundhog Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites | Recreation site | 53.00737 | -121.54834 | 1.1 | 128.7 | 189.6 |
| mount-agnes | Mount Agnes | summits | summits | Summit | 53.00231 | -121.5428 | 1.8 | 129.3 | 201.9 |
| bald-mountain | Bald Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.00457 | -121.51962 | 2.9 | 130.1 | 201.9 |
| richfield-mountain | Richfield Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.04082 | -121.55036 | 2.9 | 125.7 | 190.6 |
| mount-proserpine | Mount Proserpine | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01301 | -121.50241 | 3.8 | 130.1 | 199.4 |
| mount-pinkerton | Mount Pinkerton | summits | summits | Summit | 53.03331 | -121.61522 | 4.2 | 123.7 | 174.7 |
| cow-mountain | Cow Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06313 | -121.56682 | 5.4 | 123 | 186.6 |
| mount-amador | Mount Amador | summits | summits | Summit | 53.05017 | -121.6374 | 6.5 | 121.3 | 175.4 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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