Battleship Mountain

Round trip: 12.5 km
Elevation gain: 925 m
Walking time: 7 hours
Difficulty: Unconfirmed

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https://hikingprincegeorge.com/hikes/battleship-mountain

A strenuous summit route beyond the W.A.C. Bennett Dam country. The long industrial-road approach and old maintenance report require current access checks before treating it as a straightforward day hike.

1. Getting there and parking

Cross W.A.C. Bennett Dam from Hudson’s Hope if current access allows, then follow Utah Road 6.5 km and Table Road 2 km to join Johnson Creek FSR at its 45.5 km reference. Continue toward the approximately 64 km marker, just beyond Carbon Lake Recreation Site, where the club places the trailhead. These directions are from a summer 2017 review. Check dam access, industrial road conditions and the final trailhead location before committing to the drive.

Parking: The Summer 2017 guide places the trailhead near Johnson Creek FSR km 64, just beyond Carbon Lake Recreation Site. It does not establish a surveyed parking bay.

2. Walking the route

The public club description establishes a steep summit outing of approximately 12.5 km return, 925 m of climbing and about seven hours. It reports a marked route in good condition in summer 2017, but does not provide an intermediate junction sequence or a current maintenance inspection. Use the source’s route map and verified present-day navigation information to follow the ascent and return on the same line. Do not interpret the old maintenance statement as proof that every marker, crossing or forest section is still intact. The nearby Carbon Lake Recreation Site is separate from camping on the mountain.

The return

The source’s 12.5 km return, 925 m gain and seven-hour estimate apply to the summit and retraced descent. The source does not supply enough intermediate turns to replace a route map.

3. Route map

Opening the map…

Mapped named trail

© OpenStreetMap contributors. Route geometry is available under the Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0. · Line source · Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 · Source-line database: https://hikingprincegeorge.com/data/osm-route-lines.geojson

Partial elevation profile

This chart covers only part of the route. It does not establish the full hike or a return journey.

5.45 km along source section 1 of 1, in its mapped direction.

Approximate 90 m terrain model along this mapped section. Separate sections are not joined. This chart does not measure total trail ascent or establish current access; use the guide’s published outing measurements.

Copernicus GLO-90 terrain elevations via Open-Meteo (CC BY4.0); linework: Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0

Copernicus DEM 2021 GLO-90 via Open-Meteo. Linework source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/643297332. Sampled and rounded for display.

Source: https://open-meteo.com/en/licence

Licence: CC BY4.0 elevation data; Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 linework · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Profile source checked: 2026-10-18

Published locations

Numbered points match the map. Use the role beside each point. A summit or park reference point is not a parking location.

Place and role	Coordinates	Source and notes
Battleship Mountain named mountain destination	55.995556 -122.602222	BC Gazetteer: Battleship Mountain \| Mountain \| 55 59 43 N \| 122 36 07 W \| WGS84 \| mapsheet 93O/15 Official named-feature location, not parking or a verified route start. This point supports regional orientation and area forecasts; road directions and distance-to-trailhead must use a separately verified access point. https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/d92224ee-03ef-4904-be53-b677d8e01ac4/resource/69738aa8-2cc0-4975-aec6-4dc2e30990bf/download/bc-gazetteer-2026-08-12.csv

More maps & trail files

Battleship Mountain via Little Carbon Lake on AllTrails

A roughly 11.1 km return through Little Carbon Lake toward Battleship Mountain. This differs from the primary guide’s 12.5 km outing; confirm the approach and summit turnaround.

AllTrails: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/british-columbia/battleship-mountain-trail

Comparison checked 2026-10-18.

These links open files and maps maintained by their publishers. They require an internet connection and are not included in this saved guide.

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