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Mount Tom

Mount Tom, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Tom rises to 147 m in New York. Kaaterskill High Peak stands 1,113 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Roe-Jan Kill Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q34883966, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
147 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.16703, -73.82902

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Roe-Jan Kill Park: 1.2 mi
  • Ernest R. Lasher Jr. Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Dutchman's Landing Park: 3.5 mi
  • Livingston Recreation Park: 3.7 mi
  • Elliott Park: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Seward's Island: 3.2 mi
  • Catskill Forest Preserve Detatched Parcel: 5.3 mi
  • Cohotate Preserve: 5.4 mi
  • Brandow Point Unique Area: 5.8 mi
  • Great Vly Wildlife Management Area: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 53
  • Buttermilk Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Cantine Dam Falls: 9.0 mi
  • High Falls Waterfall: 10.7 mi
  • Ashley Falls: 11.1 mi
  • Gaia Cascade: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Firemen's Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Butler Rockshelter: 9.7 mi
  • Shell Midden: 9.9 mi
  • Otis Railroad Trestle: 10.3 mi
Museums: 33
Artworks: 19
Beaches: 16
  • Oakdale Beach: 6.4 mi
  • West Beach: 7.8 mi
  • East Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Saugerties Beach: 9.1 mi
  • West Landing: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 12
  • The Upper Garden: 7.2 mi
  • The Walled Garden: 7.2 mi
  • The Anna Jones Meditation Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Blithewood Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Bard Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Trap Cliff: 11.9 mi
  • Hawks Rocks: 12.3 mi
  • The "Great" Cliffs: 12.8 mi
  • Hurricane Ledge: 12.9 mi
  • Devils Kitchen: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • The Old Game Farm: 10.4 mi
  • Hudson River Cruises: 18.9 mi
  • trail parking: 21.6 mi
  • Headless Horseman Hayrides and Haunted Houses: 23.0 mi
  • Orchard City Millage Sign: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kaaterskill High PeakW 269°1,113.13 m12.9 mi
Twin Mountain South SummitWSW 258°1,085 m15.5 mi
Indian Head MountainWSW 257°1,083 m15.0 mi
Roundtop MountainW 270°1,056.13 m13.6 mi
Stoppel PointWNW 288°1,043 m12.7 mi
Arizona MountainWNW 296°1,038 m14.8 mi
North MountainWNW 287°971 m11.8 mi
Overlook MountainWSW 247°956 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:2019:5320:36
September equinox06:4318:1818:54
December solstice07:2115:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938506170747265534232
Precip in2.72.63.33.63.55.03.94.54.34.23.03.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hudson Correctional Facility, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967611 — Mount Tom, Columbia County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593071

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