Peak · Idaho
Bad Tom Mountain
Bad Tom Mountain rises to 1,698 m in Idaho. Stevens Peak stands 2,084 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Placer Peak, a peak 1.7 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,698 m
How to reach it
Coordinates47.41631, -115.94349
- 11.0 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the White Pine Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Placer Peak: 1.7 mi
- Striped Peak: 3.0 mi
- Mount Pulaski: 3.3 mi
- Moon Peak: 3.3 mi
- Foolhen Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks: 10
- Samuels Park: 4.0 mi
- Silverton Park: 5.4 mi
- Osburn Lions City Park: 6.9 mi
- Gene Day Park: 8.0 mi
- Shoshone Park: 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Wildfire: 3.0 mi
- Time Capsule: 3.9 mi
- Ten Commandments: 3.9 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 4.2 mi
- Miner's Statue: 4.3 mi
Museums: 7
- Wallace District Mining Museum: 3.9 mi
- Barnard-Stockbridge Museum: 4.0 mi
- Oasis Bordello Museum: 4.0 mi
- Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Museum: 4.0 mi
- Captain John Mullan Museum: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- The Center of the Universe: 3.9 mi
- Mine Exhibit: 4.3 mi
- Mining Equipment Displays: 4.3 mi
- Crystal Gold Mine: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Frisco: 7.7 mi
- Black Bear: 8.1 mi
- Burke: 9.2 mi
- Taft: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Maple Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.6 mi
- Twin Crags: 19.5 mi
- Bernier Point: 19.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Falls Creek Falls: 17.8 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 21.8 mi
- Bloom Spring: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- John Mullan: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Bad Tom Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Peak | E 85° | 2,084 m | 8.0 mi |
| Tiger Peak | NNE 32° | 2,017 m | 9.8 mi |
| Burke Summit | ENE 57° | 2,004 m | 12.9 mi |
| Custer Peak | NNE 31° | 1,952 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sunset Peak | NNE 27° | 1,947 m | 11.4 mi |
| Striped Peak | WNW 303° | 1,921 m | 3.0 mi |
| West Willow Peak | ENE 77° | 1,921 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kellogg Peak | WNW 300° | 1,920 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:48 | 19:16 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:57 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:31 | 19:03 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 08:29 | 16:03 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wallace, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 376816 — Bad Tom Mountain, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358653923
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