Obudu Plateau
| Obudu Plateau | |
| Sankwala Mountain Range | |
| Country | Nigeria |
|---|---|
| State | Cross-River State |
| Region | South east Region |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 1,716 m (5,630 ft) |
| Area | 40 km2 (15 sq mi) |
Obudu Plateau is a plateau found on the Oshie Ridge of the Sankwala Mountain range, in Cross River State, in the southeast of Nigeria. The plateau is found in Obanliku local government area of the Cross river state. The plateau extends towards Nigeria's south eastern border.
The Sankwala mountain ranges were first explored in 1949 by McCaughley, a Scottish rancher who camped out in the mountains for a month, before returning with Hugh Jones – a fellow rancher who, in 1951, together with Crawfeild developed a cattle ranch on the plateau known as the Obudu Cattle Ranch. Although the ranch has been through troubles since, it has very recently been rehabilitated to its former glory by the Protea South African Hotel chain.
The Obudu Plateau is spread over an area of over 40 square miles (100 km2) and rises to about 5200 ft (1,584 metres) above sea level. The plateau is a giant massif in its own right and its peak reaches a height of about 1,716 metres (5,630 ft) above sea level. The plateau is known to be a habitat of rare species of birds.
Obudu Plateau is found on the Oshie Ridge, one of the two ridges that make up the Sankwala Mountains in Cross River state of Nigeria (the other being the Sankwala ridge itself from which the mountain range takes its name).
The climate on the Obudu Plateau is comparatively cold.The plateau experiences a semi-temperate climate, with temperatures going between 26 °C (78.8 °F) to 32 °C (89.6 °F) during the dry season of November to January. The rainy season in June to September is colder with temperature lows of between 4 °C (39.2 °F) to 10 °C (50.0 °F) recorded.
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