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Mount Tom

Mount Tom, a peak in Connecticut
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Mount Tom rises to 393 m in Connecticut. Above All stands 450 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom State Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
393 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69343, -73.27345

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sunnyfield: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Warren Town Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Waramaug Boat Ramp (Town of Washington): 4.1 mi
  • Bryan Plaza: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 50
Attractions: 36
Waterfalls: 33
Cliffs: 18
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 13
  • Morris Town Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Waterfront: 12.7 mi
  • Boating Side: 12.7 mi
  • Sherman Town Beach: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Jean Widmark: 8.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 15.2 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 15.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 15.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 15.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 16.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 12.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Above AllWNW450 m4.7 mi
Peck MountainNNW447 m7.5 mi
HogsheadNNW446 m7.9 mi
Town HillNNW429 m4.3 mi
Bromica MountainWNW428 m7.9 mi
Huckleberry HillWNW426 m6.4 mi
City HillNW413 m3.4 mi
Jennings HillNNW405 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:1919:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1815:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211500 — Mount Tom, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359270441

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