Mount Tom
Mount Tom rises to 409 m in Vermont. Mount Moses stands 793 m to the south-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Crossroad of Vermont Byway passes 0.6 miles off.
The story
Mount Tom is a small peak, standing at 1357 feet, located in the town of Woodstock, Vermont. It is a part of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. The peak has a multitude of hiking, running, and Nordic skiing trails, and has many sites dedicated to the national park. Standing in the middle of Woodstock, Vermont, the peak also is host to many annual town events, including the Road to the Pogue Race. Visible from the top are sights such as the village of Woodstock, the sister peak of Mount Tom (Mount Peg), the Ottauquechee River, U.S. Route 4, and many neighboring mountains.
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Wikidata Q28056290, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 409 m
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 6.9 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lincoln Covered Bridge · 3 mi
- Beacon Hill Vista · 8 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge · 10 mi
- Indian Ridge · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park: 0.2 mi
- Billings Park: 0.3 mi
- Faulkner Park: 0.4 mi
- The Green: 0.7 mi
- Teagle's Landing: 0.7 mi
- Mount Peg: 1.4 mi
- Hurricane Hill: 1.7 mi
- Blake Hill: 1.9 mi
- Teago Hill: 2.3 mi
- Baylies Hill: 2.5 mi
- Eshqua Bog Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Amity Pond Natural Area: 7.7 mi
- White River Ledges Natural Area: 8.0 mi
- Hartford Town Forest: 8.1 mi
- Hurricane Forest Wildlife Refuge: 8.8 mi
- Old Cottage Built In 1840: 0.5 mi
- Old Colonial House Built In 1853: 0.5 mi
- Gilbert Hill: 1.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 10.2 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Inuksuk: 13.0 mi
- Dartmouth Panels: 13.1 mi
- Fountain Figure: 13.1 mi
- Refuge: 13.1 mi
- Woodstock History Center: 0.6 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Historic House and Museum: 0.7 mi
- Billings Farm Museum: 0.7 mi
- Billings Farm & Museum: 0.9 mi
- Vermont Toy Museum: 6.6 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 12.5 mi
- White River Swimming Spot: 13.3 mi
- Stoughton Pond Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 18.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.3 mi
- Middle Covered Bridge: 0.6 mi
- South Pomfret Covered Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Best's Covered Bridge: 12.1 mi
- Salmond Covered Bridge: 14.2 mi
- Sumner Falls: 8.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 12.9 mi
- Gerry's Falls: 13.2 mi
- Thundering Brook Falls: 13.3 mi
- Irene Falls: 15.5 mi
- Willard Covered Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Train: Boston & Maine Engine 494: 10.7 mi
- Lyman Point: 10.8 mi
- Traditional School Site: 12.3 mi
- Tipping Rock: 13.2 mi
- Blueberry Ledges: 8.5 mi
- Bouldering: 15.0 mi
- Deer Leap: 15.3 mi
- Top Rock: 15.3 mi
- Upper Tier: 15.3 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 13.5 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 14.1 mi
- Northeast Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Southeast Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Area 1: 18.1 mi
- Area 2: 18.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Lions Club Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 8.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 9.1 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moses | SSW 212° | 793 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pinnacle | WNW 293° | 776 m | 5.5 mi |
| Montague Hill | W 271° | 767 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bull Hill | WNW 297° | 758 m | 8.6 mi |
| Dana Hill | W 278° | 757 m | 8.7 mi |
| Long Hill | SSW 213° | 750 m | 6.1 mi |
| The Lookout | WNW 302° | 742 m | 6.4 mi |
| Old Baldy Mountain | SW 219° | 733 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:30 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Woodstock, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356554683
Day trips start here
- Woodstock · 1 mi
- Quechee · 6 mi
- White River Junction · 11 mi
- Brownsville · 12 mi
- Hanover · 13 mi
- Norwich · 13 mi
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