Nature reserve · Texas
Cooks Slough Nature Park
Cooks Slough Nature Park is a nature reserve in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 271 m. Double Knobs stands 572 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 1.7 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Uvalde Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
Coordinates29.18507, -99.79258
- 1.7 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Ol' Baldy viewpoint · 28 mi
- Overlook · 28 mi
107 named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 49
- Robb Elementary School: 1.1 mi
- Nicolas Street School: 1.2 mi
- Jardin de los Heros: 1.4 mi
- Pat Garrett: 1.4 mi
- Reading Wood Black: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 42
- Rocky Hill: 1.4 mi
- Inge Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Sevenmile Hill: 7.8 mi
- Tom Nunn Hill: 8.0 mi
Parks: 7
- DeLeon Park: 1.2 mi
- El Jardin de los Heroes: 1.3 mi
- Esperanza Park: 1.9 mi
- Uvalde Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Chalk Bluff: 16.6 mi
- Barrilla Bluff: 21.1 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Seven Bluff: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Cooks Slough Nature Park: 0.1 mi
Museums: 1
- Briscoe-Garner Museum: 1.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dabney: 18.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Walnut Springs: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cooks Slough Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Knobs | NNW 332° | 572 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sycamore Mountain | NNW 336° | 562 m | 21.6 mi |
| Devils Backbone Mountain | N 5° | 549 m | 23.9 mi |
| Davenport Hill | N 0° | 535 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fence Mountain | NW 315° | 504 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sinks Hill | NNE 26° | 465 m | 23.2 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 325° | 465 m | 23.6 mi |
| Flag Mountain | N 2° | 455 m | 15.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:20 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:41 | 20:07 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:06 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 17:11 | 17:46 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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