Cowskin Access
Cowskin Access is a nature reserve in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Gobblers Knob stands 390 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Enterprise, a ghost town 2.9 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 20 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri Department of Conservation
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Kansas Historic Route 66 Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lanagan Access: 8.0 mi
- D-Day Adventure Park: 9.8 mi
- Rotary Centennial Park: 10.1 mi
- Rotary Veterans Park: 10.5 mi
- Grove Springs Park: 10.7 mi
- Tatum Hill: 7.1 mi
- Holloway Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Roundtop: 11.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 15.1 mi
- Polk Mountain: 16.5 mi
- Lanagan Towersite: 6.7 mi
- Buffalo Hills Natural Area: 7.4 mi
- Mount Shira Access: 7.9 mi
- Deep Ford Access: 13.1 mi
- Goodman Towersite: 13.3 mi
- OKARMO Corner: 9.5 mi
- Wyandot Tribe: 14.8 mi
- Henry C. Holderman: 14.8 mi
- WWII Structure: 19.0 mi
- WWII ruin: 19.0 mi
- Owens Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Clemens Bluff: 13.3 mi
- White Rock Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Tynon Bluffs: 21.6 mi
- Bee Bluff: 21.9 mi
- Sulphur Springs Community Museum: 12.7 mi
- Longwell Museum: 17.4 mi
- Newton County Historical Museum: 20.3 mi
- Bella Vista Historical Museum: 22.5 mi
- Route 66 Vintage Iron: 23.0 mi
- KCS Anderson Depot: 7.9 mi
- Kansas CIty Southern RR Noel Depot: 8.4 mi
- KCS Caboose Number 383: 16.4 mi
- KCS Decatur Depot: 21.8 mi
- Route 66 Arch: 23.0 mi
- Enterprise: 2.9 mi
- Cayuga: 3.2 mi
- Eldorado Springs: 18.6 mi
- Monark Springs: 22.8 mi
- Red Dirt Farm: 5.2 mi
- Buckingham Garden: 23.2 mi
- Gibson Spring: 20.8 mi
- McMahan Spring: 21.0 mi
- Tanyard Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
- Green Bike Tower: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowskin Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobblers Knob | SE 133° | 390 m | 17.7 mi |
| High Point | E 99° | 385 m | 19.8 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 98° | 373 m | 15.1 mi |
| Holloway Mountain | ENE 69° | 367 m | 10.3 mi |
| Coal Mine Hill | ENE 67° | 367 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tatum Hill | ENE 72° | 356 m | 7.1 mi |
| Polk Mountain | ESE 108° | 351 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bobs Knob | ESE 112° | 337 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:56 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:43 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:27 | 17:07 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anderson 3W, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1484164844
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