West Branch Forest Preserve
West Branch Forest Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 228 m. Johnson’s Mound stands 273 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. Lincoln Highway passes 6.3 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
- 16.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fabyan Windmill · 7 mi
- Des Plaines River · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Branch Forest Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Timber Ridge Forest Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Timber Ridge Forest Preserve: 1.0 mi
- West Branch Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Timber Ridge Forest Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Kwasman Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Fair Oaks West Park: 0.9 mi
- Meadow Woods Park: 1.0 mi
- Fair Oaks Central Park: 1.0 mi
- Prince Crossing Park: 1.1 mi
- Carol Stream Garden Plots: 1.5 mi
- Octagon Garden Southeast: 4.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 4.4 mi
- Idea Garden: 4.4 mi
- The Courtyard: 5.6 mi
- Kruse House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Hedges Station: 2.6 mi
- Gretna Museum: 2.8 mi
- Robert Rutherford McCormick Mansion Museum: 4.3 mi
- First Infantry Division Museum: 4.5 mi
- Memorial Park Monument: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 3.6 mi
- memorial marker: 3.7 mi
- Memorial marker: 3.8 mi
- DuPage County Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Search: 3.0 mi
- Carol Stream Arch: 3.6 mi
- Lion of Cantigny: 4.3 mi
- Arts In Bartlett: 5.5 mi
- Reflections: 6.5 mi
- St. James Farm Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Chicago Athenaeum International Sculpture Park: 10.0 mi
- Goebbert's Farm & Garden Center of South Barrington: 10.9 mi
- Medieval Times: 12.0 mi
- Paintball Explosion: 12.8 mi
- East Picnic Shelter: 6.2 mi
- West Picnic Shelter: 6.3 mi
- South Picnic Shelter: 6.4 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 19: 11.4 mi
- Busse Lake Boating Center Grove 21: 11.5 mi
- Heritage Park Sled Hill: 4.8 mi
- Mount Hoy: 5.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.4 mi
- Hemlock Hill: 8.6 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.6 mi
- Centennial Beach: 9.9 mi
- Westman Beach: 13.8 mi
- Whitney Shores Private Beach: 19.8 mi
- Indian Trail Beach: 19.9 mi
- Main Beach: 23.5 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 17.7 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 18.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 18.3 mi
- Lake Strini: 19.0 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Branch Forest Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson’s Mound | WSW 255° | 273 m | 12.9 mi |
| Mounded Landfill | SSE 156° | 259 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Hoy | S 176° | 255 m | 5.6 mi |
| Players Hill | E 97° | 187 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 27 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago W Chicago Dupage AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/456691559
Day trips start here
- Wheaton · 6 mi
- Lisle · 10 mi
- Naperville · 11 mi
- Aurora · 12 mi
- Downers Grove · 12 mi
- Oak Brook · 14 mi
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