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Gaylord Butterfly Preserve

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Elevation, modelled
192 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mount Lieber214 m · 12.5 mi
Nearest byway
Lincoln Highway4.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:28local time
Coordinates
41.5138, -87.4390
Gaylord Butterfly Preserve from directly overhead

Gaylord Butterfly Preserve is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled 192 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Highway passes 4.6 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberNE 56°214 m12.5 mi
Chanute HillNE 51°195 m11.5 mi
Mount HoldenENE 62°194 m22.5 mi
Mount TomENE 62°193 m22.3 mi
Mount JacksonENE 63°192 m22.6 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens: 49
Peaks: 31
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232737496070747265534029
Precip in2.52.12.64.04.64.94.74.03.43.63.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Park Forest, 13 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.

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