Mount Tom
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.
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.
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Wikidata Q6924144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 4,145 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Basin Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Four Gables: 3.1 mi
- Grouse Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Mount Humphreys: 4.8 mi
- Treasure Benchmark: 5.6 mi
- Buzztail Spring: 17.0 mi
- Artesian Well: 17.1 mi
- Grouse Spring: 17.8 mi
- Cold Springs: 18.0 mi
- Big Pine Spring: 19.7 mi
- Starlite Playground and Park: 6.5 mi
- Millpond Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Izaak Walton Park: 11.9 mi
- Bulpitt Park: 12.0 mi
- Tri County Fairgrounds: 14.4 mi
- 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
- Chalk Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Upper Gorge: 13.8 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Great Cliffs: 22.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 24.2 mi
- 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
- John Muir Rock: 12.5 mi
- Rock Monster: 15.7 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 19.0 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 19.8 mi
- Paiute-Shoshone Indian Cultural Center: 13.3 mi
- American Mule Museum: 14.5 mi
- Laws Railroad Museum: 17.6 mi
- Bishop Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Casa Diablo: 17.8 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Humphreys | S 191° | 4,263 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Darwin | S 184° | 4,216 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Morgan | NW 318° | 4,186 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bear Creek Spire | WNW 289° | 4,186 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Mendel | S 187° | 4,177 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Abbot | WNW 295° | 4,176 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Gabb | WNW 288° | 4,168 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Dade | WNW 294° | 4,143 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:00 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bishop AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358800413
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