Mount Chicago

Mount Chicago: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Chicago

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Mount Chicago — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.61853, -87.21975. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Chicago

• Long Lake · lake · Porter · ~1 km · Must-see
• Marquette Park · park · Lake · ~3 km · Must-see
• City Methodist Church · church · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Genesis Convention Center · attraction · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Hobart · church · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cowles Bog · sanctuary · Porter · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Holy Angels · church · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes National Park · sanctuary · Porter · ~14 km · Must-see
• Splash Down Dunes Waterpark · attraction · Porter · ~16 km · Must-see
• Indiana Dunes State Park · park · Porter · ~19 km · Must-see
• Deep River Water Park · park · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Indiana Harbor · beach · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Indiana Harbor East Breakwater Lighthouse · beach · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Memorial Garden · sanctuary · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brincka Cross Gardens · park · Porter · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gabis Arboretum at Purdue Northwest · sanctuary · Porter · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Chicago

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Chicago

• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · LaPorte · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jane Byrne Interchange and BSB · viewpoint · Cook · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Trashmore · viewpoint · Cook · ~75 km · Must-see
• The Rock · viewpoint · Cook · ~77 km · Must-see
• Fabyan Windmill · viewpoint · Kane · ~118 km · Must-see
• Richardson Ridge · viewpoint · Porter · ~13 km
• Coles Ridge · viewpoint · Porter · ~13 km
• Pepoon Ridge · viewpoint · Porter · ~15 km
• Mount Russell · viewpoint · Porter · ~20 km
• Window on the Wetland · viewpoint · Porter · ~26 km

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