---
title: "Zig Zag Ridge summit, 2 h 8 min from Prince George"
description: "Zig Zag Ridge: summit, 2 h 8 min from downtown Prince George. 1,967 m elevation. Map, driving directions, places nearby and the official page."
url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge/
markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge.md
site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia
generated: 2026-10-16T16:56:25.462Z
---
# Zig Zag Ridge
Summit, 2 h 8 min from downtown Prince George.
[Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=53.50068,-120.76988) [Map](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge/#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
- [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge-summit-maw0n3e/) Summit 0.2 km
- [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge-summit-4e7mzeo/) Summit 1.4 km
- [Zig Zag Ridge](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/zig-zag-ridge-summit/) Summit 3.6 km
- [Diggens Lake](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/diggens-lake/) Lake 4.3 km
- [Lasalle Lakes (West)](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/lasalle-lakes-west/) Recreation site 6.4 km
- [Goat Mountain](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/goat-mountain/) Summit 6.9 km
- [Ptarmigan Protected Area](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-protected-area/) Protected Area 7.1 km
- [Ptarmigan Creek Park](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/outdoors/ptarmigan-creek-park/) Provincial park 7.4 km
- **Drive from downtown**: 2 h 8 min, 158 km by road
- **Beyond the road**: The drive ends about 5.3 km from this point
- **Straight-line distance**: 138 km from downtown
- **Elevation**: 1,967 m
- **Good for**: Summer
- **Coordinates**: 53.50068, -120.76988
## Links
- [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1695461974)
- [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/1695461974). 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/zig-zag-ridge
- **slug**: zig-zag-ridge
- **name**: Zig Zag Ridge
- **category**: summits
- **categories**: summits
- **kind**: Summit
- **lat**: 53.50068
- **lng**: -120.76988
- **kmFromCentre**: 138.3
- **driveKm**: 158.2
- **driveMinutes**: 127.9
- **offRoadMetres**: 5322
- **elevationM**: 1967
- **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/1695461974 |
#### nearby
| slug | name | category | categories | kind | lat | lng | distanceKm | kmFromCentre | driveKm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| zig-zag-ridge-summit-maw0n3e | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.49893 | -120.76971 | 0.2 | 138.4 | 158.2 |
| zig-zag-ridge-summit-4e7mzeo | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.48794 | -120.76618 | 1.4 | 139 | 158.3 |
| zig-zag-ridge-summit | Zig Zag Ridge | summits | summits | Summit | 53.4724 | -120.74397 | 3.6 | 141 | 181.4 |
| diggens-lake | Diggens Lake | lakes | lakes | Lake | 53.48538 | -120.82918 | 4.3 | 135.2 | 158.1 |
| lasalle-lakes-west | Lasalle Lakes (West) | rec-sites | rec-sites, campgrounds, boat-launches, swimming | Recreation site | 53.52327 | -120.68069 | 6.4 | 143 | 162.7 |
| goat-mountain | Goat Mountain | summits | summits | Summit | 53.43841 | -120.7711 | 6.9 | 140.8 | 185.2 |
| ptarmigan-protected-area | Ptarmigan Protected Area | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Protected Area | 53.53169 | -120.86357 | 7.1 | 131.3 | 155.4 |
| ptarmigan-creek-park | Ptarmigan Creek Park | provincial-parks | provincial-parks | Provincial park | 53.48763 | -120.88025 | 7.4 | 132 | 155.4 |
_Nested fields (links, advisories) are in the JSON version._
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