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Mount Tom

Mount Tom, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Tom rises to 490 m in New York. Cornish Hill stands 680 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Springfield, Otsego County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q30611657, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
490 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.86341, -74.86626

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Spring Park: 6.0 mi
  • Cary Park: 6.2 mi
  • Richfield Springs Municipal Park: 6.7 mi
  • Lake Front Park: 11.5 mi
  • Council Rock Park: 11.6 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Historic sites: 30
Museums: 14
Artworks: 6
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • Mohawk Valley Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
  • I-90 Westbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.3 mi
  • I-90 Eastbound Parking/Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cornish HillS 189°680 m14.4 mi
Elliot HillSE 142°660 m16.0 mi
Rum HillSW 221°641 m5.6 mi
Darling HillS 174°640 m14.9 mi
Angel HillWSW 241°636 m13.0 mi
Pigeon HillSW 234°627 m13.7 mi
Briar HillSW 231°618 m15.0 mi
Honey HillSE 141°609 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3419:12
June solstice05:2219:5920:42
September equinox06:4718:2118:59
December solstice07:2815:4316:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212331445664686660483727

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cherry Valley 2 NNE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 967612 — Mount Tom, Otsego County, New York.

OpenStreetMap element node/357593074

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