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Mount Tom

Mount Tom, a peak in California
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Mount Tom, a peak in California
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Mount Tom rises to 4,145 m in California. Mount Humphreys stands 4,263 m to the south, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Basin Mountain, a peak 2.9 miles away.

About

The story

Mount Tom is a large and prominent peak near the city of Bishop in Inyo County of eastern California. It is in the Sierra Nevada and east of the Sierra Crest. The mountain is also in the John Muir Wilderness. Along with its neighbor to the south, Basin Mountain, it dominates the western skyline from the upper Owens Valley.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6924144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4145 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.33848, -118.65700
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 20
Parks: 11
Historic sites: 9
  • Log Cabin: 5.1 mi
  • Bishop Creek Battleground: 9.7 mi
  • Power Plant Ruin: 12.7 mi
  • Tom's Place Monument: 15.5 mi
  • Convict Lake: 20.7 mi
Hot springs: 9
  • Wild Willy's Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
  • Alkali Hot Springs: 23.9 mi
  • Iva Bell Hot Springs: 24.0 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Shepherd Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 6
  • Upper Evolution Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Lower Evolution Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Horsetail Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Second Falls: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • La Hupp Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
  • South Lake Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Mono Creek Picnic Site: 18.7 mi
  • Wee-mee-kute Picnic Site: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Gardens: 1
  • Bishop Community Garden: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HumphreysS 191°4,263 m4.8 mi
Mount DarwinS 184°4,216 m11.9 mi
Mount MorganNW 318°4,186 m6.2 mi
Bear Creek SpireWNW 289°4,186 m6.4 mi
Mount MendelS 187°4,177 m11.4 mi
Mount AbbotWNW 295°4,176 m7.8 mi
Mount GabbWNW 288°4,168 m8.4 mi
Mount DadeWNW 294°4,143 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3219:07
June solstice05:3519:4020:19
September equinox06:4318:1918:53
December solstice07:0616:0016:41

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404349556473787669584638
Precip in1.10.90.50.20.20.10.20.10.10.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358800413

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