Oshie Ridge

Oshie Ridge
Oshie Ridge Location of Oshie Ridge in Nigeria (on the border with cameroon)
Elevation	1,716 m (5,630 ft)
Location
Location	Nigeria
Coordinates	6°21′N 9°20′E / 6.35°N 9.333°E / 6.35; 9.333Coordinates: 6°21′N 9°20′E / 6.35°N 9.333°E / 6.35; 9.333

Oshie Ridge is found in Obanliku Local Government of Cross River State in Nigeria.The ridge is about 1,716 metres / 5,630 feet high above sealevel.

Oshie Ridge is one of the two ridges making the Sankwala Mountains with the other ridge known as Sankwala.^[1].

The Oshie Plateau

Oshie Ridge has a relatively flat top, forming a Plateau on the ridge.The plateau is known as the Obudu Plateau.

The Plateau has a ranch developed on it by three Scottish ranchers named McCaughley,Hugh Jones and Crawfeild in 1951,after McCaughley first explored the sankwala mountain ranges in 1949 and invited his remaining two fellow ranchers Hugh Jones and Crawfeild to develop the ranch.^[2]. The ranch contains cattles and is popularly known as the Obudu Cattle Ranch.^[3][4].

See also

Sankwala Mountains

Obudu Cattle Ranch

Reference

1. ^ http://www.aplori.org/msc_imong.pdf The picture of Sankwala and Oshie ridge with obudu plateau on it
2. ^ Come Visit Obudu – Obudu Forum. TripAdvisor (2011-03-27). Retrieved on 2011-04-09.
3. ^ http://gattogialloshots.blogspot.com/2008/11/arrival-to-obudu-cattle-ranch.html
4. ^ http://www.crossriverforum.org/tourism.html