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Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area

Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area from directly overhead

Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area is a picnic site in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Mount Lieber stands 214 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Tremont (New City West), a historic site 0.2 miles away. The Indiana Lincoln Highway Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Dunes National Park
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.64847, -87.04965
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Indiana Dunes State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hawthorne Park: 2.2 mi
  • Indian Springs Park: 2.6 mi
  • Thomas Centennial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Coffee Creek Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 42
  • Mount Miner: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Jackson: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Tom: 1.0 mi
  • Fort Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Johnson's Hill: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 41
Attractions: 34
Beaches: 32
  • Waverly Beach: 1.2 mi
  • Porter Beach: 1.4 mi
  • East Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Ridge Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Dune Acres Beach: 2.4 mi
Museums: 21
Gardens: 19
  • Formal Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Hosta Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Daylily Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Entrance Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Plaza: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Duet: 9.5 mi
  • Tuskegee Airmen: 10.9 mi
  • Octave Chanute: 10.9 mi
  • Father Marquette Monument: 11.1 mi
  • Orville Redenbacher: 12.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area Trucks Only: 7.8 mi
  • Indiana Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
  • Michigan Welcome Center 707: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • 1 Foot Falls: 4.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indiana Dunes National Park Tremont Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LieberWSW 257°214 m10.0 mi
Chanute HillW 259°195 m11.4 mi
Mount HoldenN 351°194 m1.1 mi
Mount TomNNW 341°193 m1.0 mi
Mount JacksonN 357°192 m1.0 mi
Mount BaldyENE 57°185 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838485969737265544231
Precip in2.22.02.33.64.34.34.04.13.63.82.82.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana Dunes NP, 2 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8363627654

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