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List of plateaus in British Columbia

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This is a list of plateaus and plateau-like landforms in British Columbia, Canada.

Plateau Name status NTS map Coordinates Region (or parent plateau/range) Notes
Adams Plateau Official 82M/4 51°02′59″N 119°33′04″W / 51.04972°N 119.55111°W / 51.04972; -119.55111 (Adams Plateau) Shuswap North of Shuswap Lake between Adams Lake and Scotch Creek
Alberta Plateau Unofficial (rescinded) 94I 57°59′59″N 122°00′05″W / 57.99972°N 122.00139°W / 57.99972; -122.00139 (Alberta Plateau) Fort Nelson-Peace East side of the Rocky Mountain Foothills
Arctic Lake Plateau Official 104G/7 57°17′59″N 130°46′06″W / 57.29972°N 130.76833°W / 57.29972; -130.76833 (Arctic Lake Plateau) Stikine Northeast of Arctic Lake at the southern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park
Big Raven Plateau Official 104G/10 57°42′59″N 130°45′06″W / 57.71639°N 130.75167°W / 57.71639; -130.75167 (Big Raven Plateau) Stikine West of Mount Edziza at the northern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park
Bonaparte Plateau Official 92P/3 51°08′59″N 121°17′04″W / 51.14972°N 121.28444°W / 51.14972; -121.28444 (Bonaparte Plateau) Thompson-South Cariboo North of Loon Lake and east of Clinton. Also known as the Kamloops Plateau.
Cariboo Plateau Official 82L/15 50°48′59″N 118°49′04″W / 50.81639°N 118.81778°W / 50.81639; -118.81778 (Cariboo Plateau) Shuswap East of Sicamous and east of Shuswap Lake
Clayoquot Plateau Official (park name is official) 92F/3 49°13′29″N 125°25′50″W / 49.22472°N 125.43056°W / 49.22472; -125.43056 (Clayoquot Plateau) Clayoquot Sound West side of the Kennedy River northeast of Tofino Inlet
Coutlee Plateau Unofficial (rescinded) 92I/2 50°03′59″N 120°56′04″W / 50.06639°N 120.93444°W / 50.06639; -120.93444 (Coutlee Plateau) Nicola West of Merritt and southwest of the Coldwater River and Nicola River confluence
Dease Plateau Official 104P/11 59°34′59″N 129°30′06″W / 59.58306°N 129.50167°W / 59.58306; -129.50167 (Dease Plateau) Northern Interior From the Deadwood River northwestward to the British Columbia–Yukon border
Dil-Dil Plateau Official 92O/3 51°12′59″N 123°10′04″W / 51.21639°N 123.16778°W / 51.21639; -123.16778 (Dil-Dil Plateau) Chilcotin West side of upper Big Creek in South Chilcotin Provincial Park
Douglas Plateau Official 92I/8 50°16′59″N 120°15′04″W / 50.28306°N 120.25111°W / 50.28306; -120.25111 (Douglas Plateau) Nicola Country Northeast of Nicola Lake and northeast of Merritt
Etsho Plateau Official 94P/6 59°14′59″N 121°30′05″W / 59.24972°N 121.50139°W / 59.24972; -121.50139 (Etsho Plateau) Fort Nelson-Liard Northeast of Fort Nelson
Forbidden Plateau Official 92F/11 49°40′59″N 125°19′04″W / 49.68306°N 125.31778°W / 49.68306; -125.31778 (Forbidden Plateau) Mid-Vancouver Island Northwest of Comox Lake on the east side of Strathcona Provincial Park
Fraser Plateau Official 93B/3 51°59′59″N 123°00′04″W / 51.99972°N 123.00111°W / 51.99972; -123.00111 (Fraser Plateau) Central Interior East of the Coast Mountains from the Bonaparte River northwestward to the Dean and West Road rivers
Green Timber Plateau Official 92P/6 51°14′59″N 121°30′04″W / 51.24972°N 121.50111°W / 51.24972; -121.50111 (Green Timber Plateau) South Cariboo Southwest of Green Lake
Interior Plateau Official 93B/3 51°59′59″N 123°00′04″W / 51.99972°N 123.00111°W / 51.99972; -123.00111 (Interior Plateau) BC Interior Between the Rocky Mountain Trench, Columbia Mountains and Coast Mountains. Includes the Fraser, Thompson, Nechako and McGregor plateaus.
Kawdy Plateau Official 104O/3 59°14′59″N 131°30′07″W / 59.24972°N 131.50194°W / 59.24972; -131.50194 (Kawdy Plateau) Cassiar-Teslin Between Nahlin and Tuya rivers
Kimberley Plateau Official 82E/2 49°11′59″N 118°51′04″W / 49.19972°N 118.85111°W / 49.19972; -118.85111 (Kimberley Plateau) East Kootenay Between the Kettle and Granby rivers north of Greenwood
Kitsu Plateau Official 104G/7 57°27′59″N 130°45′06″W / 57.46639°N 130.75167°W / 57.46639; -130.75167 (Kitsu Plateau) Stikine East of Mess Lake in Mount Edziza Provincial Park
Klastline Plateau Official 104G/16 57°56′59″N 130°05′06″W / 57.94972°N 130.08500°W / 57.94972; -130.08500 (Klastline Plateau) Stikine From the Stikine River to the Iskut River between Mess Creek and the Klappan River
Kukwaus Plateau Official 92P/2 51°14′59″N 120°45′04″W / 51.24972°N 120.75111°W / 51.24972; -120.75111 (Kukwaus Plateau) Bonaparte Plateau Southeast of Bonaparte Lake
Level Mountain Unofficial 104J/6 58°23′45″N 131°24′06″W / 58.39583°N 131.40167°W / 58.39583; -131.40167 (Level Mountain) Nahlin Plateau Southwest of Callison Ranch and west of Dease Lake. Includes a roughly 1,800-square-kilometre (690-square-mile), steep-sided volcanic plateau.
Liard Plateau Official 94N/12 59°39′59″N 125°30′06″W / 59.66639°N 125.50167°W / 59.66639; -125.50167 (Liard Plateau) Northern Interior Bounded by the Liard and Smith rivers; extends into Yukon
McGregor Plateau Official 93I/6 54°19′59″N 121°00′04″W / 54.33306°N 121.00111°W / 54.33306; -121.00111 (McGregor Plateau) Central Interior-Rockies Northwest of the Torpy River and Fraser River confluence
Nahlin Plateau Official 104J/6 58°26′59″N 131°25′06″W / 58.44972°N 131.41833°W / 58.44972; -131.41833 (Nahlin Plateau) Cassiar-Teslin Northeast of Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park between the Sheslay and Tuya rivers
Nechako Plateau Official 93L 54°29′59″N 126°00′05″W / 54.49972°N 126.00139°W / 54.49972; -126.00139 (Nechako Plateau) Central Interior Extends from 53rd parallel north to the Nation River
Nicoamen Plateau Official 92I/3 50°11′59″N 121°14′04″W / 50.19972°N 121.23444°W / 50.19972; -121.23444 (Nicoamen Plateau) Lower Thompson-Cascades South of the Nicola River and Thompson River confluence
Nicola Plateau Official 92I/7 50°19′59″N 120°37′04″W / 50.33306°N 120.61778°W / 50.33306; -120.61778 (Nicola Plateau) Thompson-Nicola West of Stump Lake, north of Nicola Lake and east of Guichon Creek
Nipple Plateau Unofficial (rescinded) 92H/13 49°50′59″N 121°38′04″W / 49.84972°N 121.63444°W / 49.84972; -121.63444 (Nipple Plateau) Lillooet Ranges-Fraser Canyon Actually a peak/point at the end of a narrow ridge, once seen from below as a plateau, now named "The Nipple"
Nisutlin Plateau Official 104N/16 59°49′59″N 132°00′07″W / 59.83306°N 132.00194°W / 59.83306; -132.00194 (Nisutlin Plateau) Atlin From Teslin Lake to the Cassiar Mountains, between the Jennings River and the British Columbia–Yukon border
Rabbit Plateau Official 94M/3 59°07′59″N 127°05′06″W / 59.13306°N 127.08500°W / 59.13306; -127.08500 (Rabbit Plateau) Northern Rockies-Liard Southeast of the Liard Plain
Red Plateau Unofficial (rescinded) 92I/15 50°46′59″N 120°36′04″W / 50.78306°N 120.60111°W / 50.78306; -120.60111 (Red Plateau) Bonaparte Plateau North of the Kamloops Lake and south of the Tranquille River
Silwhoiakun Plateau Official 92I/15 50°58′59″N 120°33′04″W / 50.98306°N 120.55111°W / 50.98306; -120.55111 (Silwhoiakun Plateau) Bonaparte Plateau Northeast of Porcupine Ridge
Sitkum Plateau Official Y82L/8 50°24′19″N 118°15′30″W / 50.40528°N 118.25833°W / 50.40528; -118.25833 (Sitkum Plateau) East Kootenay East of Sugar Lake and south of Monashee Provincial Park
Skidegate Plateau Unofficial (rescinded) 103F/7 53°29′58″N 132°30′06″W / 53.49944°N 132.50167°W / 53.49944; -132.50167 (Skidegate Plateau) Haida Gwaii Graham Island
Snowshoe Plateau Official 93A/14 52°52′59″N 121°23′04″W / 52.88306°N 121.38444°W / 52.88306; -121.38444 (Snowshoe Plateau) North of Cariboo Lake
Spatsizi Plateau Official 104H/16 57°49′59″N 128°29′06″W / 57.83306°N 128.48500°W / 57.83306; -128.48500 (Spatsizi Plateau) Stikine East of the Klappan River at the headwaters of the Stikine River
Stikine Plateau Official 104I/5 58°22′59″N 129°53′06″W / 58.38306°N 129.88500°W / 58.38306; -129.88500 (Stikine Plateau) Stikine From the Nakina and Jennings rivers to the Skeena Mountains, between the Cassiar and Coast mountains
Taku Plateau Official 104K/9 58°41′59″N 132°30′07″W / 58.69972°N 132.50194°W / 58.69972; -132.50194 (Taku Plateau) Taku-Teslin Between Sloko Lake and the Kawdy Plateau
Tanzilla Plateau Official 104J/8 58°21′59″N 130°22′06″W / 58.36639°N 130.36833°W / 58.36639; -130.36833 (Tanzilla Plateau) Stikine-Cassiar Between Dease Lake and the Tuya and Stikine rivers
Teslin Plateau Official 104N/10 59°39′59″N 132°55′07″W / 59.66639°N 132.91861°W / 59.66639; -132.91861 (Teslin Plateau) Teslin North of the Nakina River between Atlin Lake and Teslin Lake
Thompson Plateau Official 92I/1 50°14′59″N 120°30′04″W / 50.24972°N 120.50111°W / 50.24972; -120.50111 (Thompson Plateau) Thompson-Okanagan-South Cariboo Between the Cascade Mountains and the Shuswap and Okanagan highlands
Tranquille Plateau Official 92I/15 50°53′59″N 120°35′04″W / 50.89972°N 120.58444°W / 50.89972; -120.58444 (Tranquille Plateau) Bonaparte-Kamloops South of Porcupine Ridge and north of Kamloops Lake
Trepanege Plateau Official 92H/16 49°50′59″N 120°08′04″W / 49.84972°N 120.13444°W / 49.84972; -120.13444 (Trepanege Plateau) Thompson Plateau West of the district municipality of Peachland
Yukon Plateau Unofficial 104N/11 59°39′59″N 133°05′07″W / 59.66639°N 133.08528°W / 59.66639; -133.08528 (Yukon Plateau) Far Northern Interior From the Nakina River to the British Columbia–Yukon border, between Tagish Lake and the Cassiar Mountains. Name is unofficial in British Columbia but official in Yukon.

References

  1. ^ "Adams Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  2. ^ "Alberta Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ "Arctic Lake Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ "Big Raven Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  5. ^ "Bonaparte Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  6. ^ "Cariboo Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  7. ^ "Clayoquot Plateau Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  8. ^ "Coutlee Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  9. ^ "Dease Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  10. ^ "Dil-Dil Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  11. ^ "Douglas Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  12. ^ "Etsho Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  13. ^ "Forbidden Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  14. ^ "Fraser Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  15. ^ "Green Timber Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  16. ^ "Interior Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  17. ^ "Kawdy Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  18. ^ "Kimberley Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  19. ^ "Kitsu Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  20. ^ "Klastline Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  21. ^ "Kukwaus Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  22. ^ "Level Mountain Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  23. Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (1990). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0-521-43811-X.
  24. ^ "Liard Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  25. ^ "McGregor Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  26. ^ "Nahlin Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  27. ^ "Nechako Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  28. ^ "Nicoamen Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  29. ^ "Nicola Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  30. ^ "Nipple Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  31. ^ "Nisutlin Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  32. ^ "Rabbit Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  33. ^ "Red Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  34. ^ "Silwhoiakun Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  35. ^ "Sitkum Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  36. ^ "Skidegate Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  37. ^ "Snowshoe Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  38. ^ "Spatsizi Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  39. ^ "Stikine Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  40. ^ "Taku Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  41. ^ "Tanzilla Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  42. ^ "Teslin Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  43. ^ "Thompson Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  44. ^ "Tranquille Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  45. ^ "Trepanege Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  46. ^ "Yukon Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  47. "Yukon Plateau". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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