- The Karnataka Plateau is also known as the Mysore plateau. It lies to the south of the Maharashtra plateau.
- The area looks like a rolling plateau with an average elevation of 600-900 m.
- It is highly dissected by numerous rivers rising from the Western Ghats.
- The highest peak (1913 m) is at Mulangiri in Baba Budan Hills in Chikmagalur district.
- The plateau is divided into two parts called Malnad and Maidan. The Malnad in Kannada means hill country. It is dissected into deep valleys covered with dense forests. The Maidan, on the other hand, is formed of rolling plain with low granite hills.
