Cannibal Plateau

Cannibal Plateau is a summit in Hinsdale County, Colorado, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 12,760 feet (3,890 m), Cannibal Plateau is the 800th highest summit in the state of Colorado.[2]

Cannibal Plateau was named after an incident of cannibalism by Alferd Packer.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cannibal Plateau
  2. "Cannibal Plateau". Peakery.com. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. 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.

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