name a plateau in north america?

Answer 1

Columbia plateau ; located in

Columbia Plateau
Range Type Highland or plateau
Highest Point Sacajawea Peak (9838 ft/2999 m)
Countries United States
States/Provinces Oregon (54%), Washington (34%), Idaho (12%)
(numbers are approxmiate percentage of range area)
Area 64,401 sq mi / 166,800 sq km
Area may include lowland areas
Extent 340 mi / 548 km North-South
270 mi / 435 km East-West
Center Lat/Long 45° 41' N; 118° 46' W
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The Columbia Plateau is the huge, parched expanse covering Washington, Oregon, and Idaho between the Cascade Range to the west and Idaho's Rockies to the east. To the north the bounary is the Columbia River and the projections of the Columbia Mountains south into the U.S. from Canada, while to the south the border is very indistinct as the Columbia Plateau merges with the Great Bains.

The association between the Pacific Northwest and rain is so strong that few realize that inland from the soaked Cascades the country becomes almost reminiscent of Arizona, with large dry canyons, sagebrush flats, and hot sun. People from Seattle and Portland call the interior the "dry side" and with good reason.

The mountains of the Columbia Plateau are therefore more like those of the Rockies or Great Basin than the Cascades, characterized by sparse forests, generally open terrain, good weather, no glaciers, and long, dusty access roads.

This area is not noted for its mountains, but the Blue and the Wallowa Mountains hold excellent mountain scenery and are among the best-kept secrets in the west.



Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Columbia Plateau.
Intermountain West Level 2 (Parent)
British Columbia Interior Level 3 (Sibling)
Columbia Mountains Level 3 (Sibling)
Columbia Plateau Level 3
North Columbia Plateau Level 4 (Child)
Blue Mountains Level 4 (Child)
Wallowa Mountains Level 4 (Child)
Western Idaho Ranges Level 4 (Child)
South Columbia Plateau Level 4 (Child)
Great Basin Ranges Level 3 (Sibling)
Colorado Plateau Level 3 (Sibling)
Southwest Basins and Ranges Level 3 (Sibling)




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Major Peaks of the Columbia Plateau
Ten Highest Peaks
Rank Peak Name ft m Range4
1. Sacajawea Peak 9838 2999 Wallowa Mountains
2. Matterhorn 9826 2995 Wallowa Mountains
3. Hurwal Divide 9776 2980 Wallowa Mountains
4. Sacajawea-Matterhorn Ridge 9775 2979 Wallowa Mountains
5. Aneroid Mountain 9702 2957 Wallowa Mountains
6. Petes Point 9675 2949 Wallowa Mountains
7. Twin Peaks 9673 2948 Wallowa Mountains
8. Chief Joseph Mountain 9616 2931 Wallowa Mountains
9. Hurricane Divide North 9600+ 2926+ Wallowa Mountains
10. Hurricane Divide South 9586 2922 Wallowa Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.
Child Range High Points
Rank Peak Name ft m Range4
1. Sacajawea Peak 9838 2999 Wallowa Mountains
2. He Devil 9400+ 2865+ Western Idaho Ranges
3. Rock Creek Butte 9106 2776 Blue Mountains
4. Strawberry Mountain 9040+ 2755+ South Columbia Plateau
5. Indian Rock 5823 1775 North Columbia Plateau



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Photos of Peaks in the Columbia Plateau

Sacajawea Peak: Sacajawea Peak is the far away dark hump at left in this view from the Matterhorn.


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Answer 2

Columbia Plateau

Answer 3

The Edwards Plateau in Texas.

Answer 4

Cumberland Plateau, Tennessee
http://plateauproperties.com/tncp.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_Plateau

Answer 5

Many areas of the Allegheny Plateau (includes in southern New York, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, and eastern Ohio) and the Cumberland Plateau (includes much of eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia, part of Tennessee, and a small portion of northern Alabama), which are at the western edge of the Appalachian Mountains of eastern North America, are called "mountains" but are actually dissected plateaus.

Answer 6

The Tughill Plateau in Upstate New York- east of Lake Ontario.

Answer 7

The Cumberland Plateau cuts across Tennessee roughly midway between Knoxville and Nashville. The southern part is divided by the Sequatchie Valley. The elevation cools the sultry southern summers, but the winters remain mild. It is not very populated, but there is plenty to do. An agreeable area, overall.

Answer 8

I see all the so called clever clogs and boffins who answered before me have listed them all - but have they?

Aha!
They all forgot the best one of all.

The Great North American Plateau in North America.
Aha!

Silly buggers.

Answer 9

Ozark plateau.

Answer 10

The Grand Mesa in Western Colorado.