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Mount Tom

Mount Tom, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Tom rises to 1,789 m in Wyoming. Crooks Tower stands 2,168 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Strawberry Mountain, a peak 3.0 miles away. Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Wyoming, United States of America

Wikidata Q49054914, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1789 m

How to reach it

Coordinates44.15332, -104.32217

Overlooks nearby

75 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Parks: 12
  • City Park: 15.3 mi
  • Sundance White Ranch Park: 16.7 mi
  • Sundance City Park: 17.5 mi
  • Sundance Pond Park: 17.6 mi
  • Sundance Square: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sundance Kid statue: 17.6 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crooks TowerE 89°2,168 m20.0 mi
Crows Nest PeakESE 111°2,147 m19.1 mi
White Tail PeakE 95°2,123 m24.3 mi
Laird PeakENE 76°2,089 m16.1 mi
East Cement RidgeNE 45°2,034 m18.4 mi
Warren PeakNNW 345°2,029 m23.1 mi
West Cement RidgeNE 41°2,026 m18.5 mi
Mount PisgahSE 141°1,949 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3219:10
June solstice05:1520:0120:45
September equinox06:4518:1818:57
December solstice07:3015:3416:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212335435363727060453222
Precip in0.50.50.81.82.82.62.11.41.21.50.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Upton, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1603695 — Mount Tom, Weston County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356507062

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