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title: "McLeod Ridge in Bowron Lake Park, Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "McLeod Ridge: summit in Bowron Lake Park, 4 h 37 min from downtown Prince George. 2,030 m elevation. Map, driving directions and places nearby."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcleod-ridge-summit/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcleod-ridge-summit.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:43.747Z
---
# McLeod Ridge
Summit in Bowron Lake Park, 4 h 37 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.23134,-121.08649) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcleod-ridge-summit/#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
- [Ford Peak](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ford-peak/) Summit 0.8 km
- [McCabe Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mccabe-ridge-summit/) Summit 2.6 km
- [Mount Peever](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-peever/) Summit 4.3 km
- [Mount Lesage](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-lesage/) Summit 4.9 km
- [McCabe Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mccabe-ridge/) Summit 5.3 km
- [Mount Faulkner](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-faulkner/) Summit 6.1 km
- [Tediko Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tediko-ridge-summit/) Summit 6.2 km
- [McLeod Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcleod-ridge/) Summit 7.0 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**: 134 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 2,030 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.23134, -121.08649
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2028686590)
- [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/2028686590). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.
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- [Things to do Parks, trails, indoor fun](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/visit/)
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- [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/)
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## 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/mcleod-ridge-summit
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- **name**: McLeod Ridge
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.23134
- **lng**: -121.08649
- **kmFromCentre**: 133.7
- **driveKm**: 234.7
- **driveMinutes**: 276.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 16320
- **elevationM**: 2030
- **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/2028686590 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ford-peak | Ford Peak | summits | summits | Summit | 53.22456 | -121.09052 | 0.8 | 133.9 | 234.7 |
| mccabe-ridge-summit | McCabe Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.24088 | -121.12257 | 2.6 | 131.1 | 234.7 |
| mount-peever | Mount Peever | summits | summits | Summit | 53.26504 | -121.11678 | 4.3 | 129.9 | 234.7 |
| mount-lesage | Mount Lesage | summits | summits | Summit | 53.23776 | -121.1593 | 4.9 | 129.3 | 234.7 |
| mccabe-ridge | McCabe Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.23375 | -121.16577 | 5.3 | 129.3 | 234.7 |
| mount-faulkner | Mount Faulkner | summits | summits | Summit | 53.19312 | -121.02161 | 6.1 | 139.7 | 234.7 |
| tediko-ridge-summit | Tediko Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.18213 | -121.0423 | 6.2 | 139.3 | 237.1 |
| mcleod-ridge | McLeod Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.20736 | -121.18296 | 7 | 130.1 | 234.7 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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