Mount Baldy

Mount Baldy is a sand dune located in Indiana Dunes National Park in Indiana, USA. It is on the southern shore of Lake Michigan and is 126 feet tall. It is a wandering dune that moves or shifts every year, and is called a "living dune." Mount Baldy is accessible from U.S. Route 12 between the town of Pines and the western border of Michigan City, Indiana.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Indiana State Prison and John H. Barker Mansion.

Indiana State Prison

Prison

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The Indiana State Prison is a maximum security Indiana Department of Correction prison for adult males; however, minimum security housing also exists on the confines.

John H. Barker Mansion

Museum

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The John H. Barker Mansion is a historic home located in Michigan City, Indiana.

11th Street station

Railway station

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11th Street station is a train station in the central city neighborhood of Michigan City, Indiana. It serves the South Shore Line commuter rail line and is one of two active stations in Michigan City, the other being Carroll Avenue station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Michigan City and Town of Pines.

Michigan City

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Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States. It had a population of 32,075 at the 2020 census. Located along Lake Michigan in the Michiana region, the city is about 45 miles east of Chicago and is 40 miles west of South Bend.

Town of Pines

Village

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Town of Pines is a town in Pine Township, Porter County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 594 as of the 2020 census.

Beverly Shores

Village

Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beverly Shores is a town in Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana, United States, about 36 miles east of downtown Chicago. The population was 597 as of the 2023 5-year ACS census.

Mount Baldy

Type: Peak with an elevation of 607 feet
Description: sand dune in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Categories: dune and landform
Location: Michigan Township, LaPorte County, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.7082° or 41° 42′ 30″ north

Longitude

-86.9273° or 86° 55′ 38″ west

Elevation

607 feet (185 metres)

Open location code

86HMP35F+73

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358680535

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

Wikidata ID

Q16982263

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