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Big Tom

Big Tom, seen from above at true elevation

Big Tom rises to 715 m in New York. North Plattekill stands 1,021 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hollister Hill Unit, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

The story

Big Tom is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York north-northeast of Delhi. Big Tom is located northwest of Betts Hill and north of Hollister Hill.

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Wikidata Q34805364, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
715 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.32842, -74.89544

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 32
  • Delhi Community Park: 3.3 mi
  • West Davenport Park: 8.8 mi
  • Fortin Park: 10.5 mi
  • Neahwa Park: 11.8 mi
  • miller park: 12.1 mi
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 7
Historic sites: 4
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 18.3 mi
  • Coykendall Lodge (Ruin): 22.1 mi
  • David Pethic Memorial Plaque: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • statue of liberty replica: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Piped Spring: 22.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Big Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
North PlattekillESE 104°1,021 m12.2 mi
Mount PisgahSE 132°1,018 m11.0 mi
Plattekill MountainESE 109°996 m13.3 mi
Round TopESE 110°935 m11.5 mi
Cowan MountainE 85°935 m12.6 mi
Southeast WarrenE 98°924 m10.5 mi
Little Pisgah MountainSE 135°924 m12.5 mi
Kenyon MountainE 100°911 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3519:12
June solstice05:2419:5820:41
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2615:4516:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563676659483728
Precip in3.22.83.74.04.04.94.84.34.84.73.73.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Delhi 2 SE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 943961 — Big Tom, Delaware County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357548925

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