---
title: "Pitka Mountain: summit around Prince George | PG Pulse"
description: "Pitka Mountain: summit, 2 h 32 min from downtown Prince George. 1,387 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pitka-mountain/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pitka-mountain.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:26.303Z
---
# Pitka Mountain
Summit, 2 h 32 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=54.22841,-124.5901) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/pitka-mountain/#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
- [Angly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/angly-lake-myp0rjc/) Lake 4.5 km
- [Angly Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/angly-lake/) Recreation site 4.8 km
- [Etcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/etcho-lake/) Recreation site 6.8 km
- [Etcho Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/etcho-lake-t3stvv5/) Lake 7.0 km
- [Ormond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ormond-lake/) Recreation site 7.4 km
- [Mount Bud](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/mount-bud/) Summit 8.7 km
- [Ormond Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ormond-lake-0826nu1/) Lake 9.5 km
- [Peta Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/peta-mountain/) Summit 9.8 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 32 min, 158 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 11 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 125 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,387 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 54.22841, -124.59010
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1717136326)
- [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/1717136326). 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/pitka-mountain
- **slug**: pitka-mountain
- **name**: Pitka Mountain
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 54.22841
- **lng**: -124.5901
- **kmFromCentre**: 125
- **driveKm**: 157.7
- **driveMinutes**: 151.9
- **offRoadMetres**: 11066
- **elevationM**: 1387
- **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/1717136326 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| angly-lake-myp0rjc | Angly Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.23311 | -124.65879 | 4.5 | 129.4 | 192.6 |
| angly-lake | Angly Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.23259 | -124.6635 | 4.8 | 129.7 | 192.6 |
| etcho-lake | Etcho Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.17668 | -124.64708 | 6.8 | 127.2 | 152.5 |
| etcho-lake-t3stvv5 | Etcho Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17429 | -124.64445 | 7 | 127 | 149.5 |
| ormond-lake | Ormond Lake | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches | Recreation site | 54.18073 | -124.66946 | 7.4 | 128.7 | 152.6 |
| mount-bud | Mount Bud | summits | summits | Summit | 54.30192 | -124.63422 | 8.7 | 130.1 | 201.5 |
| ormond-lake-0826nu1 | Ormond Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 54.17086 | -124.69807 | 9.5 | 130.3 | 152.6 |
| peta-mountain | Peta Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 54.25256 | -124.73571 | 9.8 | 134.8 | 196.1 |
_Nested fields (links) are in the JSON version._
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