List of plateaus in British Columbia

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[1] Official[1] 82M/4[1] 51°02′59″N 119°33′04″W / 51.04972°N 119.55111°W / 51.04972; -119.55111 (Adams Plateau)[1] Shuswap North of Shuswap Lake between Adams Lake and Scotch Creek[1]
Alberta Plateau[2] Unofficial (rescinded)[2] 94I[2] 57°59′59″N 122°00′05″W / 57.99972°N 122.00139°W / 57.99972; -122.00139 (Alberta Plateau)[2] Fort Nelson-Peace East side of the Rocky Mountain Foothills[2]
Arctic Lake Plateau[3] Official[3] 104G/7[3] 57°17′59″N 130°46′06″W / 57.29972°N 130.76833°W / 57.29972; -130.76833 (Arctic Lake Plateau)[3] Stikine Northeast of Arctic Lake at the southern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park[3]
Big Raven Plateau[4] Official[4] 104G/10[4] 57°42′59″N 130°45′06″W / 57.71639°N 130.75167°W / 57.71639; -130.75167 (Big Raven Plateau)[4] Stikine West of Mount Edziza at the northern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park[4]
Bonaparte Plateau[5] Official[5] 92P/3[5] 51°08′59″N 121°17′04″W / 51.14972°N 121.28444°W / 51.14972; -121.28444 (Bonaparte Plateau)[5] Thompson-South Cariboo North of Loon Lake and east of Clinton.[5] Also known as the Kamloops Plateau.
Cariboo Plateau[6] Official[6] 82L/15[6] 50°48′59″N 118°49′04″W / 50.81639°N 118.81778°W / 50.81639; -118.81778 (Cariboo Plateau)[6] Shuswap East of Sicamous and east of Shuswap Lake[6]
Clayoquot Plateau[7] Official (park name is official)[7] 92F/3[7] 49°13′29″N 125°25′50″W / 49.22472°N 125.43056°W / 49.22472; -125.43056 (Clayoquot Plateau)[7] Clayoquot Sound West side of the Kennedy River northeast of Tofino Inlet[7]
Coutlee Plateau[8] Unofficial (rescinded)[8] 92I/2[8] 50°03′59″N 120°56′04″W / 50.06639°N 120.93444°W / 50.06639; -120.93444 (Coutlee Plateau)[8] Nicola West of Merritt and southwest of the Coldwater River and Nicola River confluence[8]
Dease Plateau[9] Official[9] 104P/11[9] 59°34′59″N 129°30′06″W / 59.58306°N 129.50167°W / 59.58306; -129.50167 (Dease Plateau)[9] Northern Interior From the Deadwood River northwestward to the British Columbia–Yukon border[9]
Dil-Dil Plateau[10] Official[10] 92O/3[10] 51°12′59″N 123°10′04″W / 51.21639°N 123.16778°W / 51.21639; -123.16778 (Dil-Dil Plateau)[10] Chilcotin West side of upper Big Creek in South Chilcotin Provincial Park[10]
Douglas Plateau[11] Official[11] 92I/8[11] 50°16′59″N 120°15′04″W / 50.28306°N 120.25111°W / 50.28306; -120.25111 (Douglas Plateau)[11] Nicola Country Northeast of Nicola Lake and northeast of Merritt[11]
Etsho Plateau[12] Official[12] 94P/6[12] 59°14′59″N 121°30′05″W / 59.24972°N 121.50139°W / 59.24972; -121.50139 (Etsho Plateau)[12] Fort Nelson-Liard Northeast of Fort Nelson[12]
Forbidden Plateau[13] Official[13] 92F/11[13] 49°40′59″N 125°19′04″W / 49.68306°N 125.31778°W / 49.68306; -125.31778 (Forbidden Plateau)[13] Mid-Vancouver Island Northwest of Comox Lake on the east side of Strathcona Provincial Park[13]
Fraser Plateau[14] Official[14] 93B/3[14] 51°59′59″N 123°00′04″W / 51.99972°N 123.00111°W / 51.99972; -123.00111 (Fraser Plateau)[14] Central Interior East of the Coast Mountains from the Bonaparte River northwestward to the Dean and West Road rivers[14]
Green Timber Plateau[15] Official[15] 92P/6[15] 51°14′59″N 121°30′04″W / 51.24972°N 121.50111°W / 51.24972; -121.50111 (Green Timber Plateau)[15] South Cariboo Southwest of Green Lake[15]
Interior Plateau[16] Official[16] 93B/3[16] 51°59′59″N 123°00′04″W / 51.99972°N 123.00111°W / 51.99972; -123.00111 (Interior Plateau)[16] BC Interior Between the Rocky Mountain Trench, Columbia Mountains and Coast Mountains.[16] Includes the Fraser, Thompson, Nechako and McGregor plateaus.
Kawdy Plateau[17] Official[17] 104O/3[17] 59°14′59″N 131°30′07″W / 59.24972°N 131.50194°W / 59.24972; -131.50194 (Kawdy Plateau)[17] Cassiar-Teslin Between Nahlin and Tuya rivers[17]
Kimberley Plateau[18] Official[18] 82E/2[18] 49°11′59″N 118°51′04″W / 49.19972°N 118.85111°W / 49.19972; -118.85111 (Kimberley Plateau)[18] East Kootenay Between the Kettle and Granby rivers north of Greenwood[18]
Kitsu Plateau[19] Official[19] 104G/7[19] 57°27′59″N 130°45′06″W / 57.46639°N 130.75167°W / 57.46639; -130.75167 (Kitsu Plateau)[19] Stikine East of Mess Lake in Mount Edziza Provincial Park[19]
Klastline Plateau[20] Official[20] 104G/16[20] 57°56′59″N 130°05′06″W / 57.94972°N 130.08500°W / 57.94972; -130.08500 (Klastline Plateau)[20] Stikine From the Stikine River to the Iskut River between Mess Creek and the Klappan River[20]
Kukwaus Plateau[21] Official[21] 92P/2[21] 51°14′59″N 120°45′04″W / 51.24972°N 120.75111°W / 51.24972; -120.75111 (Kukwaus Plateau)[21] Bonaparte Plateau Southeast of Bonaparte Lake[21]
Level Mountain[22] Unofficial[22] 104J/6[22] 58°23′45″N 131°24′06″W / 58.39583°N 131.40167°W / 58.39583; -131.40167 (Level Mountain)[22] Nahlin Plateau Southwest of Callison Ranch and west of Dease Lake.[22] Includes a roughly 1,800-square-kilometre (690-square-mile), steep-sided volcanic plateau.[23]
Liard Plateau[24] Official[24] 94N/12[24] 59°39′59″N 125°30′06″W / 59.66639°N 125.50167°W / 59.66639; -125.50167 (Liard Plateau)[24] Northern Interior Bounded by the Liard and Smith rivers; extends into Yukon[24]
McGregor Plateau[25] Official[25] 93I/6[25] 54°19′59″N 121°00′04″W / 54.33306°N 121.00111°W / 54.33306; -121.00111 (McGregor Plateau)[25] Central Interior-Rockies Northwest of the Torpy River and Fraser River confluence[25]
Nahlin Plateau[26] Official[26] 104J/6[26] 58°26′59″N 131°25′06″W / 58.44972°N 131.41833°W / 58.44972; -131.41833 (Nahlin Plateau)[26] Cassiar-Teslin Northeast of Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park between the Sheslay and Tuya rivers[26]
Nechako Plateau[27] Official[27] 93L[27] 54°29′59″N 126°00′05″W / 54.49972°N 126.00139°W / 54.49972; -126.00139 (Nechako Plateau)[27] Central Interior Extends from 53rd parallel north to the Nation River[27]
Nicoamen Plateau[28] Official[28] 92I/3[28] 50°11′59″N 121°14′04″W / 50.19972°N 121.23444°W / 50.19972; -121.23444 (Nicoamen Plateau)[28] Lower Thompson-Cascades South of the Nicola River and Thompson River confluence[28]
Nicola Plateau[29] Official[29] 92I/7[29] 50°19′59″N 120°37′04″W / 50.33306°N 120.61778°W / 50.33306; -120.61778 (Nicola Plateau)[29] Thompson-Nicola West of Stump Lake, north of Nicola Lake and east of Guichon Creek[29]
Nipple Plateau[30] Unofficial (rescinded)[30] 92H/13[30] 49°50′59″N 121°38′04″W / 49.84972°N 121.63444°W / 49.84972; -121.63444 (Nipple Plateau)[30] 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[31] Official[31] 104N/16[31] 59°49′59″N 132°00′07″W / 59.83306°N 132.00194°W / 59.83306; -132.00194 (Nisutlin Plateau)[31] Atlin From Teslin Lake to the Cassiar Mountains, between the Jennings River and the British Columbia–Yukon border[31]
Rabbit Plateau[32] Official[32] 94M/3[32] 59°07′59″N 127°05′06″W / 59.13306°N 127.08500°W / 59.13306; -127.08500 (Rabbit Plateau)[32] Northern Rockies-Liard Southeast of the Liard Plain[32]
Red Plateau[33] Unofficial (rescinded)[33] 92I/15[33] 50°46′59″N 120°36′04″W / 50.78306°N 120.60111°W / 50.78306; -120.60111 (Red Plateau)[33] Bonaparte Plateau North of the Kamloops Lake and south of the Tranquille River[33]
Silwhoiakun Plateau[34] Official[34] 92I/15[34] 50°58′59″N 120°33′04″W / 50.98306°N 120.55111°W / 50.98306; -120.55111 (Silwhoiakun Plateau)[34] Bonaparte Plateau Northeast of Porcupine Ridge[34]
Sitkum Plateau[35] Official[35] Y82L/8[35] 50°24′19″N 118°15′30″W / 50.40528°N 118.25833°W / 50.40528; -118.25833 (Sitkum Plateau)[35] East Kootenay East of Sugar Lake and south of Monashee Provincial Park[35]
Skidegate Plateau[36] Unofficial (rescinded)[36] 103F/7[36] 53°29′58″N 132°30′06″W / 53.49944°N 132.50167°W / 53.49944; -132.50167 (Skidegate Plateau)[36] Haida Gwaii Graham Island[36]
Snowshoe Plateau[37] Official[37] 93A/14[37] 52°52′59″N 121°23′04″W / 52.88306°N 121.38444°W / 52.88306; -121.38444 (Snowshoe Plateau)[37] North of Cariboo Lake[37]
Spatsizi Plateau[38] Official[38] 104H/16[38] 57°49′59″N 128°29′06″W / 57.83306°N 128.48500°W / 57.83306; -128.48500 (Spatsizi Plateau)[38] Stikine East of the Klappan River at the headwaters of the Stikine River[38]
Stikine Plateau[39] Official[39] 104I/5[39] 58°22′59″N 129°53′06″W / 58.38306°N 129.88500°W / 58.38306; -129.88500 (Stikine Plateau)[39] Stikine From the Nakina and Jennings rivers to the Skeena Mountains, between the Cassiar and Coast mountains[39]
Taku Plateau[40] Official[40] 104K/9[40] 58°41′59″N 132°30′07″W / 58.69972°N 132.50194°W / 58.69972; -132.50194 (Taku Plateau)[40] Taku-Teslin Between Sloko Lake and the Kawdy Plateau[40]
Tanzilla Plateau[41] Official[41] 104J/8[41] 58°21′59″N 130°22′06″W / 58.36639°N 130.36833°W / 58.36639; -130.36833 (Tanzilla Plateau)[41] Stikine-Cassiar Between Dease Lake and the Tuya and Stikine rivers[41]
Teslin Plateau[42] Official[42] 104N/10[42] 59°39′59″N 132°55′07″W / 59.66639°N 132.91861°W / 59.66639; -132.91861 (Teslin Plateau)[42] Teslin North of the Nakina River between Atlin Lake and Teslin Lake[42]
Thompson Plateau[43] Official[43] 92I/1[43] 50°14′59″N 120°30′04″W / 50.24972°N 120.50111°W / 50.24972; -120.50111 (Thompson Plateau)[43] Thompson-Okanagan-South Cariboo Between the Cascade Mountains and the Shuswap and Okanagan highlands[43]
Tranquille Plateau[44] Official[44] 92I/15[44] 50°53′59″N 120°35′04″W / 50.89972°N 120.58444°W / 50.89972; -120.58444 (Tranquille Plateau)[44] Bonaparte-Kamloops South of Porcupine Ridge and north of Kamloops Lake[44]
Trepanege Plateau[45] Official[45] 92H/16[45] 49°50′59″N 120°08′04″W / 49.84972°N 120.13444°W / 49.84972; -120.13444 (Trepanege Plateau)[45] Thompson Plateau West of the district municipality of Peachland[45]
Yukon Plateau[46] Unofficial[46] 104N/11[46] 59°39′59″N 133°05′07″W / 59.66639°N 133.08528°W / 59.66639; -133.08528 (Yukon Plateau)[46] Far Northern Interior From the Nakina River to the British Columbia–Yukon border, between Tagish Lake and the Cassiar Mountains.[46] Name is unofficial in British Columbia but official in Yukon.[46][47]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Alberta Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Arctic Lake Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Big Raven Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Bonaparte Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Cariboo Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Clayoquot Plateau Park". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Coutlee Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Dease Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Dil-Dil Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Douglas Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Etsho Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Forbidden Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  14. ^ a b c d e "Fraser Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Green Timber Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  16. ^ a b c d e "Interior Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  17. ^ a b c d e "Kawdy Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Kimberley Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Kitsu Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Klastline Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  21. ^ a b c d e "Kukwaus Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
  22. ^ a b c d e "Level Mountain Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
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  25. ^ a b c d e "McGregor Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  26. ^ a b c d e "Nahlin Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  27. ^ a b c d e "Nechako Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  28. ^ a b c d e "Nicoamen Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  29. ^ a b c d e "Nicola Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  30. ^ a b c d "Nipple Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  31. ^ a b c d e "Nisutlin Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  32. ^ a b c d e "Rabbit Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  33. ^ a b c d e "Red Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  34. ^ a b c d e "Silwhoiakun Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  35. ^ a b c d e "Sitkum Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  36. ^ a b c d e "Skidegate Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  37. ^ a b c d e "Snowshoe Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  38. ^ a b c d e "Spatsizi Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  39. ^ a b c d e "Stikine Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  40. ^ a b c d e "Taku Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  41. ^ a b c d e "Tanzilla Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  42. ^ a b c d e "Teslin Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  43. ^ a b c d e "Thompson Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  44. ^ a b c d e "Tranquille Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  45. ^ a b c d e "Trepanege Plateau". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  46. ^ a b c d e f "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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