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Yader "Yak" Castaneda

Yader "Yak" Castaneda from directly overhead

Yader "Yak" Castaneda is a historic site in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is We Will Chicago, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 0.4 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2025-08-03

How to reach it

Coordinates41.88463, -87.62447

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens: 60
  • Light Plate: 0.3 mi
  • Lurie Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Dark Plate: 0.3 mi
  • Pritzker Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Sir Georg Solti Garden: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 59
Artworks: 58
Historic sites: 56
Beaches: 56
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 49
  • Picnic Grove B: 0.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove C: 0.4 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 2: 2.1 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 3: 2.2 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 4: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Soldier Field Sledding Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Bridgeport: 3.1 mi
  • Horner Park Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Obama Center Sled Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Players Hill: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Yader "Yak" Castaneda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW204 m10.5 mi
Players HillW187 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938485868747467544331

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13056107985

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