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Okanagan Highland

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88: 61: 67: 66: 63: 62: 68: 65: 494: 422: 64: 487: 480: 337: 739: 243: 429: 459: 87: 73: 207:, a service of the British Columbia Integrated Land Management Bureau, defines the Okanagan Highland as an area extending southward from the 231:. The western boundary is drawn arbitrarily and is somewhat difficult to define, because there are no natural features to follow between 101: 744: 357: 377: 314:, Mount Moore, Mount Greyback, Mount Hull, and Mount Bonaparte which is the highest summit in the US portion of the Highland. 267: 361: 251: 228: 369: 349: 453: 749: 373: 365: 77: 345: 353: 341: 31: 381: 317:
The Okanagan Highland is the source of several rivers in addition to the Kettle and West Kettle, including the
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on the west. The eastern boundary of the Okanagan Highland is clearly defined by the valley of the
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This article is about modern geographic region. For the fossil Lagerstätten, see
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describes the "Okanogan Highlands" as a larger area, extending from east of the
188:). Rounded mountains with elevations up to 8,000 ft (2,400 m) above 177: 302:, a mountain range which extends south from Big White between the Kettle and 116: 103: 232: 189: 298:, at its northeastern extremity, which is also the highest summit of the 224: 152: 503: 165: 51: 428:(Report). Province of British Columbia. pp. 74–75. Archived from 193: 173: 423:
Landforms of British Columbia: A Physiographic Outline, Bulletin 48
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Other notable summits are 370:Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park 350:Wrinkly Face Provincial Park 374:Conkle Lake Provincial Park 366:Browne Lake Provincial Park 235:in the Okanagan Valley and 766: 466:, downloaded 15 March 2012 421:Stuart S. Holland (1976). 354:Graystokes Provincial Park 239:in the Coldstream Valley. 29: 745:Geography of the Okanagan 342:Echo Lake Provincial Park 97: 85: 58: 49: 32:Eocene Okanagan Highlands 382:Colville National Forest 213:Vernon, British Columbia 80:in the Okanagan Highland 462:March 20, 2012, at the 334:Ellison Provincial Park 266:. This region includes 117:49.58333°N 119.00000°W 407:BC Geographical Names 308:Little White Mountain 219:on the east, and the 205:BC Geographical Names 184:(where it is spelled 164:is an elevated hilly 122:49.58333; -119.00000 402:"Okanagan Highland" 113: /  74:Montane Spruce Zone 750:Monashee Mountains 304:West Kettle Rivers 296:Big White Mountain 284:Monashee Mountains 280:Kettle River Range 217:Monashee Mountains 186:Okanogan Highlands 44:Okanogan Highlands 18:Okanogan Highlands 727: 726: 250:and north of the 248:Cascade Mountains 192:and deep, narrow 162:Okanagan Highland 158: 157: 69: 41:Okanagan Highland 16:(Redirected from 757: 697:Vancouver Island 520:Interior Plateau 512:British Columbia 497: 490: 483: 474: 467: 451: 445: 444: 442: 440: 434: 427: 418: 412: 411: 398: 300:Beaverdell Range 276:Grand Coulee Dam 264:British Columbia 260:Shuswap Highland 221:Thompson Plateau 170:British Columbia 137:British Columbia 128: 127: 125: 124: 123: 118: 114: 111: 110: 109: 106: 90: 71: 70: 37: 21: 765: 764: 760: 759: 758: 756: 755: 754: 730: 729: 728: 723: 715:Interior Plains 709: 691: 663: 599:Stikine Plateau 593: 514: 501: 471: 470: 464:Wayback Machine 452: 448: 438: 436: 432: 425: 420: 419: 415: 400: 399: 395: 390: 330:Protected areas 327: 292: 270:(the impounded 225:Okanagan Valley 202: 121: 119: 115: 112: 107: 104: 102: 100: 99: 93: 81: 60: 54: 45: 42: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 763: 761: 753: 752: 747: 742: 732: 731: 725: 724: 719: 717: 711: 710: 708: 707: 701: 699: 693: 692: 690: 689: 684: 679: 673: 671: 665: 664: 662: 661: 656: 651: 650: 649: 644: 639: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 603: 601: 595: 594: 592: 591: 590: 589: 584: 579: 569: 564: 563: 562: 552: 551: 550: 545: 540: 535: 524: 522: 516: 515: 502: 500: 499: 492: 485: 477: 469: 468: 446: 413: 392: 391: 389: 386: 326: 323: 291: 288: 272:Columbia River 254:into northern 252:Columbia Basin 201: 198: 156: 155: 150: 144: 143: 134: 130: 129: 95: 94: 91: 83: 82: 72: 56: 55: 50: 47: 46: 43: 40: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 762: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 737: 735: 722: 718: 716: 712: 706: 703: 702: 700: 698: 694: 688: 685: 683: 680: 678: 675: 674: 672: 670: 669:Yukon Plateau 666: 660: 657: 655: 652: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 634: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 604: 602: 600: 596: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 574: 573: 570: 568: 565: 561: 558: 557: 556: 553: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 530: 529: 526: 525: 523: 521: 517: 513: 509: 505: 498: 493: 491: 486: 484: 479: 478: 475: 465: 461: 458: 457: 450: 447: 435:on 2016-03-04 431: 424: 417: 414: 409: 408: 403: 397: 394: 387: 385: 383: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 339: 335: 331: 324: 322: 320: 319:Sanpoil River 315: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 289: 287: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 268:FDR Reservoir 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 240: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 209:Shuswap River 206: 199: 197: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 154: 151: 149: 142: 138: 135: 126: 98:Coordinates: 89: 79: 75: 53: 48: 38: 33: 19: 566: 455: 449: 437:. 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Index

Okanogan Highlands
Eocene Okanagan Highlands
Plateau
Montane Spruce Zone
Browne Lake
Location map of the Okanagan Highland
49°35′00″N 119°00′00″W / 49.58333°N 119.00000°W / 49.58333; -119.00000
British Columbia
Washington
Age
Mesozoic
plateau
British Columbia
Canada
U.S. state
Washington
sea level
valleys
BC Geographical Names
Shuswap River
Vernon, British Columbia
Monashee Mountains
Thompson Plateau
Okanagan Valley
Kettle River
Penticton
Lumby
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
Cascade Mountains
Columbia Basin

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