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Cookson Bluff

Cookson Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Cookson Bluff is a cliff in Oklahoma, at a recorded elevation of 206 m. Beaver Mountain stands 484 m to the east, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cookson Bend Public Use Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Cherokee Hills Byway passes 2.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
206 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.70426, -94.96773

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cookson Bend Public Use Area: 0.5 mi
  • Cookson Bluff Public Use Area: 0.6 mi
  • Sixshooter Camp Public Use Area: 1.3 mi
  • Ballew Ridge Public Use Area: 1.3 mi
  • Sizemore Landing Public Use Area: 1.4 mi
Peaks
  • Bullet Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Gordon Mountain: 1.2 mi
  • Wildhorse Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Canoe Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Levi Mountain: 2.0 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
  • All American Floats: 15.6 mi
  • The Rink: 20.2 mi
  • KCS Stilwell Depot: 20.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Cookson Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beaver MountainE 101°484 m9.2 mi
Bunch MountainE 81°470 m9.7 mi
Gittin Down MountainENE 72°459 m13.4 mi
Sanders MountainENE 73°448 m11.3 mi
Red Springs MountainESE 115°446 m7.0 mi
Blaylock MountainESE 112°444 m7.8 mi
Little Round MountainE 100°442 m10.1 mi
Hungry MountainENE 62°436 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5819:32
June solstice06:0520:0220:40
September equinox07:0918:4519:18
December solstice07:2716:3117:11

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394453616977818073625142
Precip in2.53.04.44.76.35.54.44.14.94.24.22.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tahlequah, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357389518

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