Hart-Peace River Highway 
John Hart-Peace River Highway
Prince George-Fort St John/Dawson Creek
The John Hart-Peace River Highway (Hwy 97) is the northern continuation of the Cariboo Highway. It starts at Prince George on the Yellowhead Highway (Hwy 16), the northernmost of Canada's three east-west routes across the Rockies. The highway then runs north for 412 km / 256 mi through timberland to join the Alaska Highway at Dawson Creek.
Prince George-Fort St John/Dawson Creek
The John Hart-Peace River Highway (Hwy 97) is the northern continuation of the Cariboo Highway. It starts at Prince George on the Yellowhead Highway (Hwy 16), the northernmost of Canada's three east-west routes across the Rockies. The highway then runs north for 412 km / 256 mi through timberland to join the Alaska Highway at Dawson Creek.
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There is an alternative route to the west on Highway 29 which follows the Peace River for 465 km / 289 mi to Fort St John and the Alaska Highway.
At Summit Lake, a few kilometers beyond Prince George, the road almost imperceptibly crosses the Great Divide, the continental watershed, which is quite flat here.
At Summit Lake, a few kilometers beyond Prince George, the road almost imperceptibly crosses the Great Divide, the continental watershed, which is quite flat here.
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Pine Pass
Highway 97 crosses Pine Pass, at 935 m (3069 ft), the lowest pass in the Canadian Rockies. Not far from the pass there is Powder King Ski Village, a popular ski resort (640 m (2100 ft) descent, and the Bijoux Falls (about 40 m (131 ft)-high waterfall).
