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title: "Mount Bowron: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Mount Bowron: summit, 1 h 11 min from downtown Prince George. 1,218 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-bowron/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-bowron.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:21.380Z
---
# Mount Bowron
Summit, 1 h 11 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.97388,-122.08205) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-bowron/#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
- [Portage Canyon Trail](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/portage-canyon-trail/) Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) 7.1 km
- [Purden Lake Provincial Park Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/purden-lake-provincial-park-campground/) Campground 11 km
- [Boat launch on Purden Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/boat-launch-on-purden-lake/) Boat launch 11 km
- [Purden Lake Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/purden-lake-park/) Provincial park 13 km
- [Purden Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/purden-lake/) Lake 13 km
- [Purden Lake Resort](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/purden-lake-resort/) Campground 13 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 1 h 11 min, 68 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 4.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 44 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,218 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.97388, -122.08205
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1212481121)
- [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/1212481121). 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/mount-bowron
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- **name**: Mount Bowron
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.97388
- **lng**: -122.08205
- **kmFromCentre**: 44.1
- **driveKm**: 68.4
- **driveMinutes**: 71
- **offRoadMetres**: 4334
- **elevationM**: 1218
- **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/1212481121 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| portage-canyon-trail | Portage Canyon Trail | rec-trails | rec-trails | Trail (Recreation Sites and Trails BC) | 53.92354 | -122.14784 | 7.1 | 39.4 | 70.4 |
| purden-lake-provincial-park-campground | Purden Lake Provincial Park Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.9149 | -121.95732 | 10.5 | 51.9 | 62.2 |
| boat-launch-on-purden-lake | Boat launch on Purden Lake | boat-launches | boat-launches | Boat launch | 53.91374 | -121.95634 | 10.6 | 52 | 61.4 |
| purden-lake-park | Purden Lake Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks, campgrounds, swimming, boat-launches | Provincial park | 53.92796 | -121.90831 | 12.5 | 55.1 | 63 |
| purden-lake | Purden Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.9211 | -121.90278 | 13.1 | 55.5 | 63.5 |
| purden-lake-resort | Purden Lake Resort | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 53.90788 | -121.91154 | 13.4 | 54.9 | 62.8 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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