- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Mount Lieber214 m · 7.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway11.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6427, -87.0936
Cowles Bog National Natural Landmark is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled 185 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the west-southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Leman, a peak 0.5 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 11 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
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- National Park Service
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cowles Bog National Natural Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lieber | WSW 256° | 214 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chanute Hill | W 259° | 195 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Holden | NE 54° | 194 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Tom | NE 54° | 193 m | 2.4 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 58° | 192 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Baldy | ENE 62° | 185 m | 9.7 mi |
- 11.3 mi off the The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway
- 24.5 mi off the Lincoln HighwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Nike Missile Silos: 1.2 mi
- Charles and Lorraine Sandor: 2.1 mi
- Tremont (New City West): 2.5 mi
- Bill and Fran Meyer: 2.6 mi
- Verteran's Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Dunes Prairie Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- J.D. Marshall Underwater Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Dunes Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- J. Timothy Ritchie Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Portage Lakefront Park and Riverwalk: 4.7 mi
- Indian Springs Park: 1.8 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 2.0 mi
- Lakewood Park: 2.5 mi
- Indiana Dunes State Park: 2.8 mi
- Chesterton Park: 3.0 mi
- Mount Leman: 0.5 mi
- Mount Tim: 0.6 mi
- Petingill Dune: 0.8 mi
- Mount Bentley: 0.8 mi
- Mount Tuthill: 1.1 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen: 8.6 mi
- Octave Chanute: 8.6 mi
- Father Marquette Monument: 8.8 mi
- Duet: 11.6 mi
- Orville Redenbacher: 12.2 mi
- Splash Down Dunes Waterpark: 1.6 mi
- Jump: 11.1 mi
- Jump: 11.1 mi
- Jump: 11.1 mi
- Jump: 11.1 mi
- Dune Acres Beach: 0.7 mi
- Ridge Beach: 1.1 mi
- Bailly Beach: 1.1 mi
- East Beach: 1.2 mi
- Porter Beach: 1.6 mi
- Entrance Garden: 5.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.7 mi
- Hosta Garden: 5.7 mi
- Daylily Garden: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 11.1 mi
- Breakwater Light: 11.1 mi
- Michigan City East Pierhead Light: 11.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.1 mi
- Tool Shed: 11.1 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 11.1 mi
- Rest Area Trucks Only: 9.6 mi
- Indiana Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
- Michigan Welcome Center 707: 20.0 mi
- Tremont: 2.6 mi
- 1 Foot Falls: 6.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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, under a mile 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.
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- Indiana Dunes National Park · 1 mi
- Portage · 6 mi
- Lake Station · 10 mi
- Hobart · 12 mi
- Gary · 13 mi
- Merrillville · 17 mi
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