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Park West Park

Park West Park from directly overhead

Park West Park is a park in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 182 m. Mount Trashmore stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Alcott Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.4 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
182 m

What to expect

Operated by
Chicago Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92888, -87.64811

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Alcott Park: 0.1 mi
  • Lincoln Common Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Jonquil Park: 0.3 mi
  • Shrine Meditation Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Weisman Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions
  • Biograph Theatre: 0.2 mi
  • Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 0.8 mi
  • Aardvark: 0.8 mi
  • Meerkat: 0.8 mi
  • Baby Eastern Black Rhinoceros: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Picnic sites
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 10: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 8: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 13: 0.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 6: 0.9 mi
  • Lincoln Park - Grove 5: 1.0 mi
Beaches: 58
Peaks: 16
Waterfalls: 4
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Rain Garden Springs: 4.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrashmoreNNW 336°204 m7.2 mi
Players HillWSW 239°187 m7.2 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, 5 mi away.

  • Mallard1,166 obs
  • Canada Goose1,157 obs
  • Black-crowned Night Heron982 obs
  • House Sparrow844 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird769 obs
  • Pond Slider732 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel728 obs
  • Wood Duck564 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/203771998

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