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title: "Kangaroo Mountain: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Kangaroo Mountain: summit, 4 h 9 min from downtown Prince George. 1,455 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kangaroo-mountain/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kangaroo-mountain.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:38.256Z
---
# Kangaroo Mountain
Summit, 4 h 9 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.73165,-121.72174) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/kangaroo-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
- [Coyote Hill](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/coyote-hill/) Summit 3.5 km
- [Le Bourdais Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/le-bourdais-lake/) Lake 4.0 km
- [Maud Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/maud-lake/) Recreation site 11 km
- [Keithley Creek Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/keithley-creek-mountain/) Summit 12 km
- [Maud Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/maud-lake-ue4ij13/) Lake 12 km
- [Duck Creek Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/duck-creek-mountain/) Summit 12 km
- [Cariboo Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/cariboo-mountain/) Summit 15 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 4 h 9 min, 185 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 3.1 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 148 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,455 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 52.73165, -121.72174
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7779759223)
- [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/7779759223). 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/kangaroo-mountain
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- **name**: Kangaroo Mountain
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 52.73165
- **lng**: -121.72174
- **kmFromCentre**: 148.4
- **driveKm**: 184.5
- **driveMinutes**: 248.6
- **offRoadMetres**: 3148
- **elevationM**: 1455
- **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/7779759223 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| coyote-hill | Coyote Hill | summits | summits | Summit | 52.75905 | -121.69681 | 3.5 | 146.5 | 184.9 |
| le-bourdais-lake | Le Bourdais Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.72446 | -121.78052 | 4 | 147.4 | 177.3 |
| maud-lake | Maud Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 52.73274 | -121.88613 | 11.1 | 143.6 | 172 |
| keithley-creek-mountain | Keithley Creek Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 52.82086 | -121.63382 | 11.5 | 142.6 | 187.1 |
| maud-lake-ue4ij13 | Maud Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 52.73218 | -121.90091 | 12.1 | 143.3 | 171.9 |
| duck-creek-mountain | Duck Creek Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 52.81129 | -121.59723 | 12.2 | 144.8 | 300.3 |
| cariboo-mountain | Cariboo Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 52.85776 | -121.64713 | 14.9 | 138.6 | 187.8 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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