Mount Holden

Mount Holden is a peak in Westchester Township, Porter, Indiana and has an elevation of 636 feet. Mount Holden is situated nearby to the village Dune Acres, as well as near the hamlet Furnessville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes State Park.

Indiana Dunes National Park

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Indiana Dunes National Park, in the northwestern part of the state, is the only national park in Indiana. It's popular for its big sand dunes and plentiful beaches on Lake Michigan, and for its easily accessible location near Chicago.

Indiana Dunes State Park

Park

Indiana Dunes State Park is an Indiana State Park located in Porter County, Indiana, United States, 47 miles east of Chicago. The park is bounded by Lake Michigan to the northwest and is surrounded by as well as within the authorized boundaries of Indiana Dunes National Park, a unit of the National Park Service; the NPS owns the water from the ordinary high water mark to 300 feet offshore.

Dune Park station

Railway station

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dune Park is a station in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana, located north of the municipalities of Chesterton and Porter. It is used by South Shore Line trains, and serves as the headquarters of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, the umbrella agency that operates the South Shore Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dune Acres and Porter.

Dune Acres

Village

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Dune Acres is a town in Westchester Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 234 as of the 2020 census. Dune Acres is located in the duneland of the south shore of Lake Michigan.