<Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 1,716 m (5,630 ft) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 40 km (15 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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