List of plateaus in British Columbia

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

Plateau Name official? (Y/N) NTS mapsheet latitude-longitude region (or parent plateau/range) approx. size avg. elevation map-link Comments
Adams Plateau Y 82M/4 51.05000°N 119.55000°W / 51.05000; -119.55000 (Adams Plateau) Shuswap Between Adams Lake and Shuswap Lake
Alberta Plateau N (rescinded) 94I 58.00000°N 122.00000°W / 58.00000; -122.00000 (Alberta Plateau) Fort Nelson-Peace
Arctic Lake Plateau Y 104G/7 57.30000°N 130.76667°W / 57.30000; -130.76667 (Arctic Lake Plateau) Stikine
Big Raven Plateau Y 104G/10 57.71667°N 130.75000°W / 57.71667; -130.75000 (Big Raven Plateau) Stikine
Bonaparte Plateau Y 92P/3 51.15000°N 121.28333°W / 51.15000; -121.28333 (Bonaparte Plateau) Thompson-South Cariboo a.k.a. Kamloops Plateau
Cariboo Plateau N Cariboo Name is unofficial but widely used both today and historically
Cariboo Plateau (Shuswap) Y 82L/15 50.81667°N 118.81667°W / 50.81667; -118.81667 (Cariboo Plateau) Shuswap
Clayoquot Plateau Y (park name is official) 92F/3 49.22500°N 125.43056°W / 49.22500; -125.43056 (Clayoquot Plateau) Clayoquot Sound
Coutlee Plateau N (rescinded) 92I/2 50.06667°N 120.93333°W / 50.06667; -120.93333 (Coutlee Plateau) Nicola (SW of Merritt
Dease Plateau Y 104P/11 59.58333°N 129.50000°W / 59.58333; -129.50000 (Dease Plateau) Northern Interior
Dil-Dil Plateau y 92O/3 51.21667°N 123.16667°W / 51.21667; -123.16667 (Dil-Dil Plateau) Chilcotin (W side of upper Big Creek)
Douglas Plateau Y 92I/8 50.28333°N 120.25000°W / 50.28333; -120.25000 (Douglas Plateau) Nicola Country (SE of Douglas Lake)
Etsho Plateau Y 94P/6 59.25000°N 121.50000°W / 59.25000; -121.50000 (Etsho Plateau) Fort Nelson-Liard
Forbidden Plateau Y 92F/11 49.68333°N 125.31667°W / 49.68333; -125.31667 (Forbidden Plateau) Mid-Vancouver Island
Fraser Plateau Y 93B/3 52.00000°N 123.00000°W / 52.00000; -123.00000 (Fraser Plateau) Central Interior
Green Timber Plateau Y 92P/6 51.25000°N 121.50000°W / 51.25000; -121.50000 (Green Timber Plateau) South Cariboo (W of Chasm, N of Clinton
Interior Plateau Y 93B/3 52.00000°N 123.00000°W / 52.00000; -123.00000 (Interior Plateau) BC Interior Includes Fraser, Thompson, Nechako and McGregor Plateaus
Kawdy Plateau Y 104O/3 59.25000°N 131.50000°W / 59.25000; -131.50000 (dec) Cassiar-Teslin
Kimberley Plateau Y 82E/2 49.20000°N 118.85000°W / 49.20000; -118.85000 (Kimberley Plateau) East Kootenay
Kitsu Plateau Y 104G/7 57.46667°N 130.75000°W / 57.46667; -130.75000 (Kitsu Plateau) Stikine
Klastline Plateau Y 104G/16 57.95000°N 130.08333°W / 57.95000; -130.08333 (Klastline Plateau) Stikine
Kukwaus Plateau Y 92P/2 51.25000°N 120.75000°W / 51.25000; -120.75000 (Kukwaus Plateau) Bonaparte Plateau (W of Bonaparte Lake
Level Mountain N (rescinded) 104J/6 58.39611°N 131.40167°W / 58.39611; -131.40167 (Level Mountain) Northern Interior Encompasses a lava plateau
Liard Plateau Y 94N/12 59.66667°N 125.50000°W / 59.66667; -125.50000 (Liard Plateau) Northern Interior
McGregor Plateau Y 93I/6 54.33333°N 121.00000°W / 54.33333; -121.00000 (McGregor Plateau) Central Interior-Rockies Includes McGregor Range
Nahlin Plateau Y 104J/6 58.45000°N 131.41667°W / 58.45000; -131.41667 (Nahlin Plateau) Cassiar-Teslin
Nechako Plateau Y 93L 54.50000°N 126.00000°W / 54.50000; -126.00000 (Nechako Plateau) Central Interior
Nicoamen Plateau Y 92I/3 50.20000°N 121.23333°W / 50.20000; -121.23333 (Nicoamen Plateau) Lower Thompson-Cascades
Nicola Plateau Y 92I/7 50.33333°N 120.61667°W / 50.33333; -120.61667 (Nicola Plateau) Thompson-Nicola
Nipple Plateau N (rescinded) 92H/13 49.85000°N 121.63333°W / 49.85000; -121.63333 (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 Y 104N/16 59.83333°N 132.00000°W / 59.83333; -132.00000 (Nisutlin Plateau) Atlin
Rabbit Plateau Y 94M/3 59.13333°N 127.08333°W / 59.13333; -127.08333 (Rabbit Plateau) Northern Rockies-Liard
Red Plateau N (rescinded) 92I/15 50.78333°N 120.60000°W / 50.78333; -120.60000 (Red Plateau) Bonaparte Plateau (immediately N of Kamloops Lake Lower southwestern area now designed Copper Desert Country by TNRD
Silwhoiakun Plateau Y 92I/15 50.98333°N 120.55000°W / 50.98333; -120.55000 (Silwhoiakun Plateau) SE Bonaparte Plateau
Sitkum Plateau Y Y82L/8 50.41667°N 118.25000°W / 50.41667; -118.25000 (Sitkum Plateau) East Kootenay
Skidegate Plateau N (rescinded) 103F/7 53.50000°N 132.50000°W / 53.50000; -132.50000 (Skidegate Plateau) Queen Charlottes
Snowshoe Plateau Y 93A/14 52.88333°N 121.38333°W / 52.88333; -121.38333 (Snowshoe Plateau)
Spatsizi Plateau Y 104H/16 57.83333°N 128.48333°W / 57.83333; -128.48333 (Spatsizi Plateau) Stikine
Stikine Plateau Y 104I/5 58.38333°N 129.88333°W / 58.38333; -129.88333 (Stikine Plateau) Stikine
Taku Plateau Y 104K/9 58.70000°N 132.50000°W / 58.70000; -132.50000 (Taku Plateau) Taku-Teslin
Tanzilla Plateau Y 104J/8 58.36667°N 130.36667°W / 58.36667; -130.36667 (Tanzilla Plateau) Stikine-Cassiar
Teslin Plateau Y 104N/10 59.66667°N 132.91667°W / 59.66667; -132.91667 (Teslin Plateau) Teslin
Thompson Plateau Y 92I/1 50.25000°N 120.50000°W / 50.25000; -120.50000 (Thompson Plateau) Thompson-Okanagan-South Cariboo
Tranquille Plateau Y 92I/15 50.90000°N 120.58333°W / 50.90000; -120.58333 (Tranquille Plateau) Bonaparte-Kamloops
Trepanege Plateau Y 92H/16 49.85000°N 120.13333°W / 49.85000; -120.13333 (Trepanege Plateau) Eastern Thompson Plateau, between Merritt and Summerland Crossed by Okanagan Connector
Yukon Plateau Y Far Northern Interior
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