Dil-Dil Plateau
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The Dil-Dil Plateau is a small lava plateau[1] on the west side of the upper valley of Big Creek[2] in the southern Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia. The plateau is a shelf-like extension of the subrange of the Chilcotin Ranges containing Taseko Mountain and Mount Vic to the west, and is roughly rectangular in shape, and of c.25–30 km2 in area and forming a transition between the range and the Chilcotin Plateau at 2000m-2300m.[3]
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Dil-Dil Plateau | |
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  Dil-Dil Plateau Location within British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′00″N 123°10′00″W | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Part of | Chilcotin Ranges and Chilcotin Plateau |
| Orogeny | Miocene to Pliocene |
| Geology | Flood basalt |
The Dil-Dil Plateau consists mostly of flat-lying basaltic lava flows ranging from Miocene to Pliocene age.[4] These basalts are part of a larger volcanic formation known as the Chilcotin Group.