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title: "Mount Watts: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Mount Watts: summit, 6 h 38 min from downtown Prince George. 2,304 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-watts/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-watts.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:23.758Z
---

# Mount Watts

Summit, 6 h 38 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.60398,-121.09493) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-watts/#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

- [Lupin Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lupin-lake/) Lake 4.1 km
- [Devil's Creek Campsite](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/devils-creek-campsite/) Campground 5.0 km
- [Chambers Falls viewpoint](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/chambers-falls-viewpoint/) Viewpoint 5.2 km
- [McGinnis Falls top viewpoint](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcginnis-falls-top-viewpoint/) Viewpoint 5.2 km
- [Monkman Lake Campground](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-lake-campground/) Campground 5.2 km
- [McGinnis Falls viewpoint](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mcginnis-falls-viewpoint/) Viewpoint 5.3 km
- [Monkman Falls viewpoint](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-falls-viewpoint/) Viewpoint 5.4 km
- [Monkman Falls top viewpoint](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/monkman-falls-top-viewpoint/) Viewpoint 5.4 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 6 h 38 min, 482 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 5.0 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 132 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 2,304 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.60398, -121.09493

## Links

- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1278950809)
- [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/1278950809). 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/)
- [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-watts

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- **name**: Mount Watts
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 54.60398
- **lng**: -121.09493
- **kmFromCentre**: 131.8
- **driveKm**: 481.5
- **driveMinutes**: 398.3
- **offRoadMetres**: 4988
- **elevationM**: 2304
- **areaHa**: _none_
- **lengthKm**: _none_
- **activities**: _none_
- **amenities**: _none_
- **seasons**: summer
- **lake**: _none_
- **park**: _none_
- **closure**: _none_
- **advisories**: _none_
- **description**: _none_
- **directions**: _none_
- **page**: <https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-watts/>
- **source**: OpenStreetMap contributors: waterfalls, peaks and viewpoints
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1278950809>
- **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/1278950809 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| lupin-lake | Lupin Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.56695 | -121.08775 | 4.1 | 129.9 | 481.6 |
| devils-creek-campsite | Devil's Creek Campsite | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 54.62999 | -121.1587 | 5 | 130.2 | 476.3 |
| chambers-falls-viewpoint | Chambers Falls viewpoint | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.63025 | -121.16222 | 5.2 | 130 | 476.3 |
| mcginnis-falls-top-viewpoint | McGinnis Falls top viewpoint | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.63294 | -121.15819 | 5.2 | 130.4 | 476.3 |
| monkman-lake-campground | Monkman Lake Campground | campgrounds | campgrounds | Campground | 54.60041 | -121.17471 | 5.2 | 127.4 | 476.4 |
| mcginnis-falls-viewpoint | McGinnis Falls viewpoint | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.63444 | -121.15779 | 5.3 | 130.5 | 476.3 |
| monkman-falls-viewpoint | Monkman Falls viewpoint | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.63663 | -121.15783 | 5.4 | 130.7 | 476.3 |
| monkman-falls-top-viewpoint | Monkman Falls top viewpoint | summits | summits | Viewpoint | 54.63603 | -121.15896 | 5.4 | 130.6 | 476.3 |

_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._

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