The Aquarius Plateau is a physiographic region in the High Plateaus Section of the Colorado Plateau Province. It is located within Garfield and Wayne counties in south-central Utah. Geography The plateau, a tectonic uplift on the much larger Colorado Plateau landform, is the highest in Utah. It is over 900 square miles (2330 km²) of mostly forested highland, much of which is part of Dixie National Forest. It has over 50,000 acres (200 km²) of rolling hilly terrain above 11,000 feet (3350 m). The plateau includes Boulder Mountain which peaks at at Bluebell Knoll. Parks Parks and protected areas on the Aquarius Plateau or its perimeter include Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, and the Dixie National Forest. Section diagram See also Markagunt Plateau Cedar Breaks National Monument United States physiographic region References External links Plateaus of Utah Colorado Plateau Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument Landforms of Garfield County, Utah Landforms of Wayne County, Utah