Summit, LaPorte County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°38′35″N 86°47′51″W / 41.64306°N 86.79750°W

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Summit, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 41°38′35″N 86°47′51″W / 41.64306°N 86.79750°W / 41.64306; -86.79750^[1]
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	LaPorte
Township	Center
Elevation ^[1]	906 ft (276 m)
GNIS feature ID	444392^[1]

Summit is an unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana, in the United States.^[1]

Summit was named for its lofty elevation.^[2]

The community lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of LaPorte and about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Michigan City. Summit is at the intersection of West Johnson Road and county highways W 250 N and N 500 W. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of the Indiana Toll Road (Interstate 90).

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Summit, LaPorte County, Indiana
^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...probably the highest place in northern Indiana, and therefore given its present name.

v t e Municipalities and communities of LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
County seat: La Porte
Cities	La Porte Michigan City	Map of Indiana highlighting LaPorte County
Towns	Kingsbury Kingsford Heights LaCrosse Long Beach Michiana Shores Pottawattamie Park Trail Creek Wanatah Westville
Townships	Cass Center Clinton Coolspring Dewey Galena Hanna Hudson Johnson Kankakee Lincoln Michigan New Durham Noble Pleasant Prairie Scipio Springfield Union Washington Wills
CDPs	Fish Lake Hanna Hudson Lake Rolling Prairie Saugany Lake South Center Stillwell Union Mills
Other communities	Alida Beattys Corner Birchim Byron Crumstown‡ Door Village Duneland Beach Haskell Hesston Holmesville Kankakee Lake Park Mill Creek Oakwood Otis Pinhook Pinola Riverside Salem Heights Smith South Wanatah Springfield Springville Summit Tee Lake Thomaston Tracy Union Center Waterford Wellsboro Wilders
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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