- Elevation, modelled
- 182 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 2.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5886, -87.2533
Calumet Prairie State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled 182 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the north-northeast, 2.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Park, a park 0.7 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Calumet Prairie State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | NNE 23° | 214 m | 2.0 mi |
| Chanute Hill | NNW 342° | 195 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Holden | ENE 63° | 194 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | ENE 63° | 193 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 64° | 192 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 64° | 185 m | 18.8 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
- 27.4 mi off the Historic Route 66National
Named places within 25 miles
- Miller Park: 0.7 mi
- Four Winds Park: 0.9 mi
- Aetna Playground 2: 0.9 mi
- Knox Park: 1.0 mi
- June LaBroi Park: 1.1 mi
- Green Heron Pond Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Compensatory Wetland Mitigation Property: 2.2 mi
- Liverpool Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Cressmoor Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Stewart Mattix Prairie: 3.2 mi
- Father Marquette Monument: 1.9 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 2.2 mi
- Octave Chanute: 2.2 mi
- Mayor Richard G. Hatcher Monuument: 4.4 mi
- Elbert H. Gary Monument: 4.4 mi
- P-51 Mustang: 2.2 mi
- Chanute Glider: 2.2 mi
- Southernmost Point of Lake Michigan: 2.2 mi
- John Stewart Memorial Settlement House: 4.2 mi
- Michael Jackson Memorial Stone: 4.7 mi
- West Beach Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Lake View: 14.9 mi
- Lansing Woods Picnic Grove 2: 15.5 mi
- Green Lake Woods Picnic Grove 4: 15.6 mi
- Entrance Garden: 3.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Welcome Garden: 11.2 mi
- Hitz Family Rose Garden: 11.2 mi
- Bapst Rose Garden: 11.3 mi
- Mount Lieber: 2.0 mi
- Chanute Hill: 2.1 mi
- Mount Chicago: 2.7 mi
- Scallop Dune: 3.4 mi
- Smoking Dune: 3.4 mi
- Marquette Beach: 2.2 mi
- Lake Street Beach: 2.3 mi
- East Shoreline: 2.5 mi
- West Beach: 3.4 mi
- Ogden Dunes Beach: 4.1 mi
- Genesis Convention Center: 4.5 mi
- Splash Down Dunes Waterpark: 10.2 mi
- Peteyville Christmas Lights: 10.5 mi
- Jump: 10.6 mi
- Jump: 10.6 mi
- Breakwater Light: 20.1 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 20.1 mi
- Tool Shed: 20.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.2 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 20.2 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 17.1 mi
- Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis: 17.9 mi
- Tremont: 11.6 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 15.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 9 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Indiana Dunes National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- Lake Station · 1 mi
- Hobart · 4 mi
- Portage · 4 mi
- Gary · 5 mi
- Merrillville · 8 mi
- Indiana Dunes National Park · 9 mi
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