The Sankwala Mountains are a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
in
Obanliku
Obanliku is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Sankwala. Obanliku is made up of ten wards namely: Busi, Basang, Bebi, Bisu, Utanga, Becheve, Bendi 1, Bendi 2, Bishiri North & Bishiri South. Oba ...
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
of
Cross River State
Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. The state has its capital as Calabar and is bordered to ...
in
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. The Sankwala Mountains lie southeast of the town of
Obudu
Obudu is a Local government areas of Nigeria, local government area and town in Cross River State, Nigeria. The area features a tourist resort, Obudu Mountain Resort, which hosts an annual mountain running competition called the Obudu Ranch Intern ...
, north of the Okwangwo section of
Cross River National Park.
The mountains attain an average elevation of about above sea level.
Climate
The Sankwala Mountains have a cool climate. This has attracted tourists to the mountains in recent years to the
Obudu Plateau on the Sankwala Mountains.
Tourist activities
The Sankwala Mountains record a high number of tourist activities every year. This has led to the development of the
Obudu Mountain Resort
Obudu Mountain Resort (formerly known as the Obudu Cattle Ranch) is a ranch and resort on the Obudu Plateau in Cross River State, Nigeria.
History
It was developed in 1951 by M. McCaughley a Scot who first explored the mountain ranges in 1949. ...
on one of the
ridges of the mountains, known as the
Oshie Ridge.
References
{{Major African geological formations
Mountain ranges of Nigeria