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Mount Tom

Mount Tom, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Tom rises to 487 m in New York. Ice Cave Mountain stands 817 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Mountain, a peak 2.3 miles away. Central Adirondack Trail passes 10 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Lewis County, New York, United States of America (GNIS ID = 967617).

Wikidata Q34884055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
487 m

How to reach it

Coordinates43.78896, -75.19463

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 23
Parks: 21
  • Singing Waters Park: 10.8 mi
  • Whitaker Falls Park: 13.2 mi
  • Moose River Falls Swimming Area: 14.1 mi
  • Martinsburg Town Park: 14.1 mi
  • Canal Basin Park: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Museums: 8
  • American Maple Museum: 12.1 mi
  • Lowville & Beaver River Railroad Depot & Railroad Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Fynmore Studios: 22.3 mi
  • Hemlock Mercantile: 22.3 mi
  • Replica of Full Size Canal Boat: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Paul Bunyan: 12.4 mi
  • St Mary's Statue: 19.3 mi
  • Boonville Mural: 22.4 mi
  • Boonville Oneida County Fair Wall: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lyons Fall: 14.3 mi
  • High Falls: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Remsen Falls Picnic Area: 13.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ice Cave MountainSE817 m21.2 mi
Canachagala MountainSE791 m20.3 mi
Black Bear MountainE748 m21.7 mi
Mount TomENE745 m18.5 mi
Higley MountainESE743 m20.2 mi
Panther MountainESE734 m15.6 mi
Golden Stair MountainSE733 m19.5 mi
Bottle MountainE723 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:13
June solstice05:2020:0320:47
September equinox06:4918:2219:00
December solstice07:3215:4016:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151625395361656457453422
Precip in3.72.83.23.84.44.65.14.64.35.54.04.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stillwater Rsvr, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357593091

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