Starved Rock
Starved Rock is a peak in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois and has an elevation of 548 feet. Starved Rock is situated nearby to the village Deer Park Township, as well as near Oglesby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 548 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Great Rock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Starved Rock State Park and Plum Island Site.
Starved Rock State Park
Tourism office
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres. Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, along the south bank of the Illinois River, the park hosts over two million visitors annually, the most for any Illinois state park.
Plum Island Site
Archaeological site
The Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary is a 52-acre island in the Illinois River owned by the Illinois Audubon Society. It was purchased March 24, 2004, to act as a wildlife sanctuary and to protect foraging habitat for wintering bald eagles.
Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary
Islet
The Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary is a 52-acre island in the Illinois River owned by the Illinois Audubon Society. It was purchased March 24, 2004, to act as a wildlife sanctuary and to protect foraging habitat for wintering bald eagles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Utica and Oglesby.
Utica
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Utica is a city in Illinois. It's officially named North Utica, as it was established north of the original town of Utica that was located along the banks of the Illinois River; however, all signage official and otherwise refers to the town as just Utica.
Oglesby
Village
Photo: Hourick, Public domain.
Oglesby is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,712 at the 2020 census, down from 3,791 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
La Salle
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
La Salle or LaSalle is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located at the intersection of Interstates 39 and 80. It is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. La Salle is situated 5 miles west of Starved Rock.
Starved Rock
- Categories: mountain, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Deer Park Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3213° or 41° 19′ 17″ northLongitude
-88.99014° or 88° 59′ 25″ westElevation
548 feet (167 metres)Open location code
86HH82C5+GWOpenStreetMap ID
node 9363015028OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Starved Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Starved Rock”
- Dutch: “Starved Rock”
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