Cooke's Wagon Road

Route of Cooke's Wagon Road between the Rio Grande and Gila Rivers, 1846–1847
Distances between stops from Camp opposite San Diego, Nuevo Mexico.^[1]^: 16 ^[2]^{: 104–109}
Date	Location	Distance
November 13, 1846	Fosters Hole, Nuevo Mexico ^[1]^: 16–17^[2]^{: 109, 125}^[3]^{: 177–186}	16 mi (26 km)
November 14–15, 1846	Mountain Streamlet, Nuevo Mexico^[1]^: 17–18^[2]^{: 125–126}	12 mi (19 km)
November 16, 1846	Cooke's Spring, Chihuahua^[1]^: 18^[2]^: 126	13 mi (21 km)
November 17, 1846	Fryingpan Canyon, Chihuahua^[1]^: 18–19^[2]^{: 126–127}	3 mi (4.8 km)
November 18, 1846	Mimbres River Crossing, Chihuahua^[1]^: 19^[2]^: 128	18 mi (29 km)
November 19–20, 1846	Ojo de Vaca, Chihuahua^[1]^: 19–21^[2]^{: 128–129}	18 mi (29 km)
November 21, 1846	Burro Cienega, Chihuahua^[1]^: 21^[2]^{: 129–130}	12 mi (19 km)
November 22, 1846	Waterless Camp, Sonora^[1]^: 21–22^[2]^: 131	15 mi (24 km)
November 23–24, 1846	Whitmire Spring, Chihuahua^[1]^: 22–25^[2]^{: 131–132} on the west shore of Las Playas east of Whitmire Pass	25 mi (40 km)
November 25, 1846	Bull Creek, Sonora^[1]^: 24–25^[2]^{: 134–135}	17 mi (27 km)
November 26, 1846	Bercham Draw, Sonora ^[1]^: 25–26^[2]^{: 134–135}	12 mi (19 km)
November 27, 1846	Cloverdale Creek, Sonora^[1]^: 26^[2]^{: 134–135}	12 mi (19 km)
November 28–29, 1846	Guadalupe Pass at Yanos Road, Sonora^[1]^: 26–28^[2]^{: 134–135}	5 mi (8.0 km)
November 30, 1846	Guadalupe Canyon, Sonora^[1]^: 29–30^[2]^{: 136–137}	7 mi (11 km)
December 1, 1846	Guadalupe Canyon, Sonora^[1]^: 30–31^[2]^{: 138–139}	7 mi (11 km)
December 2–3, 1846	San Bernardino Ranch, Sonora^[1]^: 30–32^[2]^{: 139–141}	9 mi (14 km)
December 4, 1846	Rocky Basin of water, Sonora^[1]^: 32–33^[2]^: 141^[4]	8 mi (13 km)
December 5, 1846	Large Spring, Blackwater Creek, Sonora^[1]^: 33^[2]^: 142	14 mi (23 km)
December 6–7, 1846	Waterhole Grove, Sonora^[1]^: 34–35^[2]^: 142	12 mi (19 km)
December 8, 1846	Waterless Camp, Sonora^[1]^: 35^[2]^{: 142–143}	17 mi (27 km)
December 9, 1846	1st Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora^[1]^: 35–37^[2]^{: 144–145}	16 mi (26 km)
December 10, 1846	2nd Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora^[1]^: 37^[2]^{: 143–144}	15 mi (24 km)
December 11, 1846	3rd Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora^[1]^: 37–38^[2]^{: 144–146} "Battle of the Bulls"	11 mi (18 km)
December 12, 1846	4th Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora^[1]^: 38–39^[2]^{: 146–147}	15 mi (24 km)
December 13, 1846	5th Camp, San Pedro River, Sonora^[1]^: 39^[2]^{: 146–147}	7 mi (11 km)
December 14, 1846	Mescal Still-house, Sonora^[1]^: 39–40^[2]^{: 147–148}	20 mi (32 km)
December 15, 1846	Waterless Camp, Sonora^[1]^: 40–41^[2]^{: 148–149}	12 mi (19 km)
December 16–17, 1846	Camp at Tucson, Sonora^[1]^: 41–45^[2]^{: 149–153}^[5]	16 mi (26 km)
December 18, 1846	1st Camp beyond Tucson, Sonora^[1]^: 45–46^[2]^{: 153–154}^[6]	24 mi (39 km)
December 19, 1846	2nd Camp beyond Tucson, Sonora^[1]^: 46–47^[2]^{: 154–156}^[7]	30 mi (48 km)
December 20, 1846	3rd Camp beyond Tucson, Sonora^[1]^: 47–48^[2]^{: 156–157}^[8]	10 mi (16 km)
December 21, 1846	Cooke's 1st Camp on the Gila River, Sonora^[1]^: 49–50^[2]^{: 157–158}^[9] Gila Trail	9 mi (14 km)

Cooke's Wagon Road or Cooke's Road was the first wagon road between the Rio Grande and the Colorado River to San Diego, through the Mexican provinces of Nuevo México, Chihuahua, Sonora and Alta California, established by Philip St. George Cooke and the Mormon Battalion, from October 19, 1846 to January 29, 1847 during the Mexican–American War. It became the first of the wagon routes between New Mexico and California that with subsequent modifications before and during the California Gold Rush eventually became known as the Southern Trail or Southern Emigrant Trail.

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^ Utah Historical Quarterly Volume 57, Number 3, (Summer 1989).pdf Carmen Smith and Omer Smith, "The Lost Well of the Mormon Battalion Rediscovered," Utah Historical Quarterly 57. No.3 (Summer 1989): 177–186]
^ 31°21′04″N 109°24′46″W / 31.35111°N 109.41278°W / 31.35111; -109.41278
^ Camp at Tucson was 1/2 mile north of town.
^ Water on Santa Cruz River, 7 miles north of camp, 11 hour march to waterless camp.
^ March from sunrise to 7 pm to camp with a small pool of water for men only, 6hrs rest then march again.
^ March to water pools.
^ Cooke's 1st Camp on Gila River was 9 miles east of the Pima Villages where Cooke's Road met Kerney's route. It was probably midway between Sacaton and Blackwater which is about 9 miles above the uppermost Pima Village at that time called Buen Llano.

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[3] Utah Historical Quarterly Volume 57, Number 3, (Summer 1989).pdf Carmen Smith and Omer Smith, "The Lost Well of the Mormon Battalion Rediscovered," Utah Historical Quarterly 57. No.3 (Summer 1989): 177–186]

[4] 31°21′04″N 109°24′46″W / 31.35111°N 109.41278°W / 31.35111; -109.41278

[5] Camp at Tucson was 1/2 mile north of town.

[6] Water on Santa Cruz River, 7 miles north of camp, 11 hour march to waterless camp.

[7] March from sunrise to 7 pm to camp with a small pool of water for men only, 6hrs rest then march again.

[8] March to water pools.

[9] Cooke's 1st Camp on Gila River was 9 miles east of the Pima Villages where Cooke's Road met Kerney's route. It was probably midway between Sacaton and Blackwater which is about 9 miles above the uppermost Pima Village at that time called Buen Llano.

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