---
title: "Mount Van Winkle: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Mount Van Winkle: summit, 3 h 8 min from downtown Prince George. 1,706 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-van-winkle/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-van-winkle.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:24.058Z
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# Mount Van Winkle
Summit, 3 h 8 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.00225,-121.69164) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-van-winkle/#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
- [Grub Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/grub-mountain/) Summit 2.8 km
- [Mount Burns](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-burns/) Summit 6.0 km
- [Mount Pinkerton](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-pinkerton/) Summit 6.2 km
- [Mount Amador](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-amador/) Summit 6.4 km
- [Mount Anderson](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-anderson/) Summit 7.1 km
- [Quesnel Highland](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/quesnel-highland/) Summit 8.5 km
- [Mount Nelson](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-nelson/) Summit 8.7 km
- [Elk Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/elk-mountain/) Summit 9.0 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 8 min, 176 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 124 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,706 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.00225, -121.69164
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2025774431)
- [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/2025774431). 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-van-winkle
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- **name**: Mount Van Winkle
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.00225
- **lng**: -121.69164
- **kmFromCentre**: 123.5
- **driveKm**: 175.5
- **driveMinutes**: 188
- **offRoadMetres**: 2280
- **elevationM**: 1706
- **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/2025774431 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| grub-mountain | Grub Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01718 | -121.72522 | 2.8 | 120.9 | 169.6 |
| mount-burns | Mount Burns | summits | summits | Summit | 53.05317 | -121.66409 | 6 | 119.9 | 170.2 |
| mount-pinkerton | Mount Pinkerton | summits | summits | Summit | 53.03331 | -121.61522 | 6.2 | 123.7 | 174.7 |
| mount-amador | Mount Amador | summits | summits | Summit | 53.05017 | -121.6374 | 6.4 | 121.3 | 175.4 |
| mount-anderson | Mount Anderson | summits | summits | Summit | 53.04251 | -121.77497 | 7.1 | 116.7 | 162.6 |
| quesnel-highland | Quesnel Highland | summits | summits | Summit | 53.06353 | -121.61589 | 8.5 | 121 | 178.5 |
| mount-nelson | Mount Nelson | summits | summits | Summit | 53.07861 | -121.72293 | 8.7 | 115.3 | 171.5 |
| elk-mountain | Elk Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.01519 | -121.55932 | 9 | 127.5 | 189.8 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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