Forbidden Plateau is a small , hilly plateau in the east of the Vancouver Island Ranges in British Columbia , northwest of Comox Lake roughly between Mount Albert Edward to the southwest and Mount Washington to the northeast . The gently sloping sub-alpine terrain is broken by small , rugged hills and pitted with small lakes . Much of it is contained within Strathcona Provincial Park , and a network of trails facilitate hiking , cross country skiing , and access to Mount Albert Edward . A sub-alpine meadow on Mount Beecher in the southwest corner of the plateau is the only site in Canada of the Olympic onion ( '' Allium crenulatum '' ) . It was the epicentre of the 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake that registered 7.3 on the Richter magnitude scale , the strongest ever recorded on land in Canada
1946 Vancouver Island earthquake
1946 Vancouver Island earthquake
Forbidden Plateau