| Cannibal Plateau | |
|---|---|
 Cannibal Plateau viewed from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,533 ft (3,820 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 402 ft (123 m)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.56 mi (2.51 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 38°06′24″N 107°13′45″W / 38.1065742°N 107.2290596°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Cannibal Plateau | |
| Location | Hinsdale County, Colorado, U.S.[1] |
| Parent range | San Juan Mountains[2] |
| Topo map(s) | USGS 7.5' topographic map Cannibal Plateau[1] |
Cannibal Plateau is a summit in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the United States. The broad 12,533-foot (3,820 m) mountain is located in the San Juan Mountains and within the Powderhorn Wilderness, a protected area managed by the Bureau of Land Management Gunnison Field Office and the Gunnison National Forest.[1][3]
Cannibal Plateau was named after an incident of cannibalism by Alferd Packer. The massacre site is near Lake City, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of the plateau.[4][3]
- ^ a b c d e "Cannibal Plateau". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Cannibal Plateau, Colorado". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Powderhorn Wilderness". wilderness.net. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 12.