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North Columbia Plateau

Range Type	Highland or plateau
Highest Point	Indian Rock (5845 ft/1782 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Washington (92%), Idaho (8%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	20,281 sq mi / 52,529 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	175 mi / 282 km North-South 238 mi / 383 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	46° 52' N; 118° 46' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of North Columbia Plateau
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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 North Columbia Plateau.

Columbia Plateau	Level 3 (Parent)
North Columbia Plateau	Level 4
Central Washington State	Level 5 (Child)
Eastern Washington Plateau	Level 5 (Child)
The Palouse	Level 5 (Child)
Hoodoo Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Columbia-Yakima Hills	Level 5 (Child)
Blue Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Wallowa Mountains	Level 4 (Sibling)
Western Idaho Ranges	Level 4 (Sibling)
South Columbia Plateau	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the North Columbia Plateau

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Indian Rock	5845	1782	Columbia-Yakima Hills
2.	Castle Rock	5656	1724	Columbia-Yakima Hills
3.	Bald Mountain	5320+	1622+	Hoodoo Mountains
4.	Sunset Mountain	5200+	1585+	Hoodoo Mountains
5.	Potato Butte	5178	1578	Columbia-Yakima Hills
6.	Stagman Butte	5166	1575	Columbia-Yakima Hills
7.	Peak 5060	5060	1542	Hoodoo Mountains
8.	Beals Butte	5040+	1536+	Hoodoo Mountains
9.	Nakarna Mountain	4995	1522	Hoodoo Mountains
10.	Moscow Mountain	4983	1519	The Palouse
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	Range5
1.	Indian Rock	5845	1782	Columbia-Yakima Hills
2.	Bald Mountain	5320+	1622+	Hoodoo Mountains
3.	Moscow Mountain	4983	1519	The Palouse
4.	Badger Mountain	4254	1297	Central Washington State
5.	Lilienthal Mountain	3568	1088	Eastern Washington Plateau

Photos of Peaks in the North Columbia Plateau

Indian Rock The long ridge of Indian Rock from Simcoe Butte. (2019-11-03). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.	Bald Mountain Bald Mtn Lookout. (2018-08-05). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.
Sunset Mountain The route up Sunset Mtn. (2018-11-19). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.	Beals Butte Beals Butte from Point 5060 near Sand Mtn. (2018-10-25). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.
Nakarna Mountain Nakarna Mtn from the southeast. The summit is to the left of the clearcut right of center. (2019-05-22). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.	Moscow Mountain East Twin (foreground) and Moscow Mtn from West Twin. (2018-10-22). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.
Moses Mountain Moses Mtn from the NW near Tensed BM. (2019-05-19). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.	Simcoe Butte NOT Simcoe Butte but looking East immediately East of Simcoe Butte along 292 ridge road. Almost exact same terrain (2020-11-02). Photo by Daniel Mick. Click here for larger-size photo.
East Moscow Mountain East Moscow Mtn from Tamarack Rd. (2019-05-07). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.	East Gold Hill Summit of East Gold Hill. (2018-10-23). Photo by Rich P. Click here for larger-size photo.

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