West Ridge Nature Preserve
West Ridge Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Serenity, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Route 66 passes 7.6 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Chicago Park District
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Des Plaines River · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Garden of Serenity: 0.0 mi
- Gateway Garden: 0.9 mi
- The Ruby Garden: 1.2 mi
- Neighborhood garden and chicken coop: 1.4 mi
- Turtle Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 0.4 mi
- Young Lincoln Statue: 1.0 mi
- Menorah: 1.0 mi
- Jetty: 1.2 mi
- The Chicago Lincoln: 1.3 mi
- Korczak Park: 0.5 mi
- Green Briar Park: 0.5 mi
- Bowmanville GreenSpace Park: 0.6 mi
- Mather Park: 0.7 mi
- Emmerson Park: 0.7 mi
- Edgewater Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Swedish American Museum: 1.3 mi
- Leather Archives and Museum: 1.3 mi
- National Cambodian Heritage Museum: 1.5 mi
- North Park Village Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Lombard Lamp: 1.4 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 1.5 mi
- Salvadoran Martyrs Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Governor Henry Horner Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Iroquois Theatre Fire Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Indian Boundary Nature Play Center: 1.6 mi
- North Park Village - Walking Stick Woods Natural Area: 1.6 mi
- North Park Village Natural Area: 1.9 mi
- Loyola Dunes: 2.1 mi
- Gompers Park Lagoon: 2.4 mi
- Peterson Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
- Horner Picnic Grove: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Park - Grove 17: 2.1 mi
- Irene C. Hernandez Picnic Shelter Grove 1: 2.8 mi
- Thorndale Avenue Beach: 1.7 mi
- Glenlake Avenue Beach: 1.8 mi
- Ardmore Hollywood (Osterman) Beach: 1.8 mi
- Rosemont Avenue Beach: 1.8 mi
- Hartigan Beach: 1.9 mi
- Novelty Golf & Games: 1.8 mi
- Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom: 2.0 mi
- Biograph Theatre: 4.6 mi
- Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 5.2 mi
- Polar Bears: 5.2 mi
- Horner Park Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mount Trashmore: 2.6 mi
- Schiller Woods-East Sledding Hill: 8.2 mi
- Centennial Hill: 8.3 mi
- Hidden Hill: 8.4 mi
- Rosemont Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Sawmill Creek Waterfall: 24.1 mi
- Covington Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Swallow Cliffs: 23.1 mi
- Rain Garden Springs: 0.0 mi
- Tedens: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Ridge Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Trashmore | NNW 340° | 204 m | 2.6 mi |
| Players Hill | SSW 208° | 187 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 74 | 67 | 54 | 43 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chicago Northerly IS, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/346976154
Day trips start here
- Chicago/Logan-Bucktown · 5 mi
- Chicago/Wicker Park · 6 mi
- Chicagoland · 6 mi
- Chicago/Far West Side · 7 mi
- Chicago/Near North · 7 mi
- Chicago · 8 mi
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