Sitkum Plateau
| Feature Type: | Plateau - Extensive, elevated region, with either level terrain, or nearly uniform summit levels. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Monashee Provincial Park, E of Sugar Lake, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°24'19"N, 118°15'30"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 15 May 1970 on 82L/8, as suggested by J.E. Reesor, Geological Survey of Canada, in association with nearby Sitkum Creek and Sitkum Lake. The extent of the intended application of the name is unclear. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |