GoApe Ropes Course
GoApe Ropes Course is an attraction in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 199 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bemis Woods South Picnic Shelter Grove 6, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.3 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of Cook County
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 19.9 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 5 mi
- Fabyan Windmill · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sereda Park: 0.4 mi
- Laidlaw Park: 0.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Northeast Park: 0.7 mi
- Salt Creek Woods Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Salt Creek Woods: 0.5 mi
- Wolf Road Prairie Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve: 1.4 mi
- La Grange Park Woods: 1.5 mi
- Mayslake Forest Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Torin's: 0.8 mi
- Peirce Park Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Sally Schulz Memorial Butterfly Garden: 1.8 mi
- Brookfield Library Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- Kesman Garden: 3.0 mi
- Ekdahl House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Western Springs Water Tower: 0.9 mi
- Graue Mill: 1.1 mi
- Graue House: 1.1 mi
- Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center: 1.4 mi
- Kiwanis Club of Westchester: 2.5 mi
- Türkân Ilkdemirci: 2.7 mi
- Tom Hardies & Otis: 2.7 mi
- Lilly: 2.7 mi
- The McCabes: 2.8 mi
- Al Capone's Gravesite: 2.8 mi
- Mayslake Peabody Estate: 2.9 mi
- Bishop's Mausoleum: 3.0 mi
- Golden Lion Tamarins: 3.5 mi
- Saddle Billed Stork: 3.5 mi
- Prairie Spirit: 3.2 mi
- Bicentennial Liberty Bell: 3.4 mi
- Ant Hill: 3.5 mi
- Tree: 3.5 mi
- Elephant: 3.5 mi
- Westman Beach: 2.6 mi
- Humboldt Beach: 11.9 mi
- Centennial Beach: 13.4 mi
- Margaret Burroughs Beach: 15.4 mi
- Oak Street Beach: 15.6 mi
- Players Hill: 8.0 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.1 mi
- Signal Hill: 8.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 9.1 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 9.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 8.6 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 10.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 10.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 11.9 mi
- Lake Strini: 15.8 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 15.9 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 10.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of GoApe Ropes Course. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | SW 234° | 259 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Hoy | W 273° | 255 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Trashmore | NE 37° | 204 m | 17.3 mi |
| Players Hill | ENE 63° | 187 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Little RED School HSE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/191505779
Day trips start here
- Oak Brook · 1 mi
- Hinsdale · 2 mi
- La Grange · 2 mi
- Western Springs · 2 mi
- Brookfield · 3 mi
- Berwyn · 6 mi
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