Summit Lake is an unincorporated community in the

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, located north of the City of Prince George on the

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at the lake of the same name. The community of McLeod Lake (Fort McLeod) is a few miles further to the north. Summit Lake is situated at the divide between the

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and

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, which means it is also at the divide between the Pacific and Arctic drainages. As such, it is also the location of the prominence col for Mount Orizaba, in relation to

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. This makes it one of the lowest locations along the Continental Divide of North America north of

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(elevation 710 m (2329 ft).

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