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title: "Pinkerton Peak: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Pinkerton Peak: summit, 3 h 25 min from downtown Prince George. 1,684 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinkerton-peak/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinkerton-peak.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:57.582Z
---

# Pinkerton Peak

Summit, 3 h 25 min from downtown Prince George.

[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.59626,-121.48312) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinkerton-peak/#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

- [Pinkerton Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pinkerton-lake/) Lake 5.2 km
- [Haggen Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/haggen-creek/) Recreation site 10 km
- [Spruce Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/spruce-lakes-qhm1s82/) Lake 11 km
- [Haggen Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/haggen-lakes/) Lake 12 km
- [Tumuch Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/tumuch-lake/) Lake 14 km
- [Spruce Lakes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/spruce-lakes/) Lake 14 km

- **Drive from downtown**: 3 h 25 min, 133 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 2.1 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 91 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,684 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.59626, -121.48312

## Links

- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2020310058)
- [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/2020310058). ODbL 1.0, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Drive time: OSRM routing on OpenStreetMap data.

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## More in Explore

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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/pinkerton-peak

- **slug**: pinkerton-peak
- **name**: Pinkerton Peak
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.59626
- **lng**: -121.48312
- **kmFromCentre**: 90.6
- **driveKm**: 133.1
- **driveMinutes**: 204.8
- **offRoadMetres**: 2104
- **elevationM**: 1684
- **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/pinkerton-peak/>
- **source**: OpenStreetMap contributors: waterfalls, peaks and viewpoints
- **sourceUrl**: <https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/2020310058>
- **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/2020310058 |


#### nearby

| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pinkerton-lake | Pinkerton Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.62549 | -121.5437 | 5.2 | 85.6 | 118.7 |
| haggen-creek | Haggen Creek | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds | Recreation site | 53.5792 | -121.63167 | 10 | 82.6 | 113.3 |
| spruce-lakes-qhm1s82 | Spruce Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.65572 | -121.62119 | 11.3 | 79.6 | 102.1 |
| haggen-lakes | Haggen Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.4961 | -121.53024 | 11.6 | 92.9 | 128.7 |
| tumuch-lake | Tumuch Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.72177 | -121.47162 | 14 | 86.7 | 120.8 |
| spruce-lakes | Spruce Lakes | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.67574 | -121.65377 | 14.3 | 76.8 | 101.9 |

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

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