List of plateaus in British Columbia explained

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

PlateauName statusNTS mapCoordinatesRegion (or parent plateau/range)class=unsortableNotes
Adams Plateau[1] Official82M/451.0497°N -119.5511°WShuswapNorth of Shuswap Lake between Adams Lake and Scotch Creek
Alberta Plateau[2] Unofficial (rescinded)94I57.9997°N -122.0014°WFort Nelson-PeaceEast side of the Rocky Mountain Foothills
Arctic Lake Plateau[3] Official104G/757.2997°N -130.7683°WStikineNortheast of Arctic Lake at the southern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park
Big Raven Plateau[4] Official104G/1057.7164°N -130.7517°WStikineWest of Mount Edziza at the northern end of Mount Edziza Provincial Park
Bonaparte Plateau[5] Official92P/351.1497°N -121.2844°WThompson-South CaribooNorth of Loon Lake and east of Clinton. Also known as the Kamloops Plateau.
Cariboo Plateau[6] Official82L/1550.8164°N -118.8178°WShuswapEast of Sicamous and east of Shuswap Lake
Clayoquot Plateau[7] Official (park name is official)92F/349.2247°N -125.4306°WClayoquot SoundWest side of the Kennedy River northeast of Tofino Inlet
Coutlee Plateau[8] Unofficial (rescinded)92I/250.0664°N -120.9344°WNicolaWest of Merritt and southwest of the Coldwater River and Nicola River confluence
Dease Plateau[9] Official104P/1159.5831°N -129.5017°WNorthern InteriorFrom the Deadwood River northwestward to the British Columbia–Yukon border
Dil-Dil Plateau[10] Official92O/351.2164°N -123.1678°WWest side of upper Big Creek in South Chilcotin Provincial Park
Douglas Plateau[11] Official92I/850.2831°N -120.2511°WNicola CountryNortheast of Nicola Lake and northeast of Merritt
Etsho Plateau[12] Official94P/659.2497°N -121.5014°WFort Nelson-LiardNortheast of Fort Nelson
Forbidden Plateau[13] Official92F/1149.6831°N -125.3178°WMid-Vancouver IslandNorthwest of Comox Lake on the east side of Strathcona Provincial Park
Fraser Plateau[14] Official93B/351.9997°N -123.0011°WCentral InteriorEast of the Coast Mountains from the Bonaparte River northwestward to the Dean and West Road rivers
Green Timber Plateau[15] Official92P/651.2497°N -121.5011°WSouth CaribooSouthwest of Green Lake
Interior Plateau[16] Official93B/351.9997°N -123.0011°WBC InteriorBetween the Rocky Mountain Trench, Columbia Mountains and Coast Mountains. Includes the Fraser, Thompson, Nechako and McGregor plateaus.
Kawdy Plateau[17] Official104O/359.2497°N -131.5019°WCassiar-TeslinBetween Nahlin and Tuya rivers
Kimberley Plateau[18] Official82E/249.1997°N -118.8511°WEast KootenayBetween the Kettle and Granby rivers north of Greenwood
Kitsu Plateau[19] Official104G/757.4664°N -130.7517°WStikineEast of Mess Lake in Mount Edziza Provincial Park
Klastline Plateau[20] Official104G/1657.9497°N -130.085°WStikineFrom the Stikine River to the Iskut River between Mess Creek and the Klappan River
Kukwaus Plateau[21] Official92P/251.2497°N -120.7511°WBonaparte PlateauSoutheast of Bonaparte Lake
Level Mountain[22] Unofficial104J/658.3958°N -131.4017°WNahlin PlateauSouthwest of Callison Ranch and west of Dease Lake. Includes a roughly 1800adj=midNaNadj=mid, steep-sided volcanic plateau.[23]
Liard Plateau[24] Official94N/1259.6664°N -125.5017°WNorthern InteriorBounded by the Liard and Smith rivers; extends into Yukon
McGregor Plateau[25] Official93I/654.3331°N -121.0011°WCentral Interior-RockiesNorthwest of the Torpy River and Fraser River confluence
Nahlin Plateau[26] Official104J/658.4497°N -131.4183°WCassiar-TeslinNortheast of Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park between the Sheslay and Tuya rivers
Nechako Plateau[27] Official93L54.4997°N -126.0014°WCentral InteriorExtends from 53rd parallel north to the Nation River
Nicoamen Plateau[28] Official92I/350.1997°N -121.2344°WLower Thompson-CascadesSouth of the Nicola River and Thompson River confluence
Nicola Plateau[29] Official92I/750.3331°N -120.6178°WThompson-NicolaWest of Stump Lake, north of Nicola Lake and east of Guichon Creek
Nipple Plateau[30] Unofficial (rescinded)92H/1349.8497°N -121.6344°WLillooet Ranges-Fraser CanyonActually a peak/point at the end of a narrow ridge, once seen from below as a plateau, now named "The Nipple"
Nisutlin Plateau[31] Official104N/1659.8331°N -132.0019°WAtlinFrom Teslin Lake to the Cassiar Mountains, between the Jennings River and the British Columbia–Yukon border
Rabbit Plateau[32] Official94M/359.1331°N -127.085°WNorthern Rockies-LiardSoutheast of the Liard Plain
Red Plateau[33] Unofficial (rescinded)92I/1550.7831°N -120.6011°WBonaparte PlateauNorth of the Kamloops Lake and south of the Tranquille River
Silwhoiakun Plateau[34] Official92I/1550.9831°N -120.5511°WBonaparte PlateauNortheast of Porcupine Ridge
Sitkum Plateau[35] OfficialY82L/850.4053°N -118.2583°WEast KootenayEast of Sugar Lake and south of Monashee Provincial Park
Skidegate Plateau[36] Unofficial (rescinded)103F/753.4994°N -132.5017°WHaida GwaiiGraham Island
Snowshoe Plateau[37] Official93A/1452.8831°N -121.3844°WNorth of Cariboo Lake
Spatsizi Plateau[38] Official104H/1657.8331°N -128.485°WStikineEast of the Klappan River at the headwaters of the Stikine River
Stikine Plateau[39] Official104I/558.3831°N -129.885°WStikineFrom the Nakina and Jennings rivers to the Skeena Mountains, between the Cassiar and Coast mountains
Taku Plateau[40] Official104K/958.6997°N -132.5019°WTaku-TeslinBetween Sloko Lake and the Kawdy Plateau
Tanzilla Plateau[41] Official104J/858.3664°N -130.3683°WStikine-CassiarBetween Dease Lake and the Tuya and Stikine rivers
Teslin Plateau[42] Official104N/1059.6664°N -132.9186°WTeslinNorth of the Nakina River between Atlin Lake and Teslin Lake
Thompson Plateau[43] Official92I/150.2497°N -120.5011°WThompson-Okanagan-South CaribooBetween the Cascade Mountains and the Shuswap and Okanagan highlands
Tranquille Plateau[44] Official92I/1550.8997°N -120.5844°WBonaparte-KamloopsSouth of Porcupine Ridge and north of Kamloops Lake
Trepanege Plateau[45] Official92H/1649.8497°N -120.1344°WThompson PlateauWest of the district municipality of Peachland
Yukon Plateau[46] Unofficial104N/1159.6664°N -133.0853°WFar Northern InteriorFrom 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.[47]

Notes and References

  1. 177. Adams Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  2. 52870. Alberta Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  3. 12608. Arctic Lake Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  4. 7967. Big Raven Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  5. 28138. Bonaparte Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  6. 11189. Cariboo Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  7. 41298. Clayoquot Plateau Park. 2024-09-26.
  8. 51816. Coutlee Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  9. 15449. Dease Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  10. 27708. Dil-Dil Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  11. 27708. Douglas Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  12. 10662. Etsho Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  13. 12978. Forbidden Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  14. 25863. Fraser Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  15. 28967. Green Timber Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  16. 9909. Interior Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  17. 3085. Kawdy Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  18. 3867. Kimberley Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  19. 4627. Kitsu Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  20. 5413. Klastline Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  21. 38316. Kukwaus Plateau. 2024-09-26.
  22. 1335. Level Mountain Range. 2024-10-01.
  23. Book: Wood. Charles A.. Kienle. Jürgen. Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. 1990. Cambridge University Press. 121. 0-521-43811-X.
  24. 1368. Liard Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  25. 19541. McGregor Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  26. 9002. Nahlin Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  27. 40735. Nechako Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  28. 14288. Nicoamen Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  29. 14291. Nicola Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  30. 50749. Nipple Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  31. 14384. Nisutlin Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  32. 25669. Rabbit Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  33. 51253. Red Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  34. 20486. Silwhoiakun Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  35. 21417. Sitkum Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  36. 52074. Skidegate Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  37. 40870. Snowshoe Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  38. 21661. Spatsizi Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  39. 35882. Stikine Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  40. 19381. Taku Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  41. 17642. Tanzilla Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  42. 15081. Teslin Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  43. 15782. Thompson Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  44. 21983. Tranquille Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  45. 22034. Trepanege Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  46. 51377. Yukon Plateau. 2024-10-01.
  47. KAHLC. Yukon Plateau. 2024-10-01.