Cooktown was awarded Queensland’s Tidiest Town title in 2014 by Keep Queensland Beautiful. Cooktown is currently a 4-star* Queensland Tidy Town. *Tell us what you think of Cooktown by voting in the poll below – you can give a 1 to 5 star rating. History and Geography Facts Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland – where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour, for repairs in 1770. Both the town and Mount Cook (431 met