The
McGregor Plateau is a sub-plateau of the Fraser Plateau
, the northernmost major subdivision of the Interior
Plateau
spanning the inland regions of the Pacific Northwest. Located in British
Columbia
, Canada
, to the east
of the city of Prince George, British Columbia
, the McGregor Plateau lies between the main spine
of the Northern Rocky Mountains on
the east and the Fraser River on the
west, beginning on its southeast at the confluence of the Torpy River
with the Fraser and running northwest, parallel to
the Fraser and the Rockies, to end in the area of the Arctic and
Pacific Lakes
to the north of the great bend in the Fraser River just upstream from and to the
northeast of Prince George. The McGregor Plateau is very mountainous
in character and includes several large rivers, the largest being
the McGregor
River
and Herrick
Creek. Included in the McGregor Plateau is the
McGregor Range, which lies between the
McGregor and Torpy Rivers.
The
plateau's name commemorates Captain James Herrick McGregor PLS, who died
at the Second Battle of Ypres
during
World War I on April 25, 1915, in
service with the 16th Battalion Canadian
Highland Brigade.
References
- Landforms of British Columbia, S. Holland, British
Columbia government publication, 1976
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