Old Tom Mountain
Old Tom Mountain rises to 2,638 m in Idaho. Bonneville Peak stands 2,812 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Scout Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway passes 6.0 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058533, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,638 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Oregon Trail Bear Lake Scenic Byway
- 30.0 mi off the Pioneer Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Rocks State Park: 7.9 mi
- Cherry Springs Nature Area: 9.6 mi
- Skyline Park: 12.2 mi
- Pocatello Game Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Edson Fichter Nature Area: 14.2 mi
- Scout Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Indian Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Peak: 8.9 mi
- South Bannock County Historical Center Museum: 15.7 mi
- Bannock County Historical Museum: 16.0 mi
- Museum of Clean: 17.4 mi
- Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society: 17.5 mi
- Historic Downtown Pocatello: 18.0 mi
- The ISU "I": 17.3 mi
- OriginStreetAddressesPocatello: 17.8 mi
- McDougall Field: 22.8 mi
- Red Rock Pass: 23.2 mi
- Wheatgrass Bench: 22.2 mi
- Compressor Station Bench: 23.8 mi
- High Dive: 15.5 mi
- The Bull: 15.7 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Dempsey: 16.5 mi
- Malad Rest Area, I-15 Southbound: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Tom Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville Peak | NE 43° | 2,812 m | 13.3 mi |
| Sedgwick Peak | ESE 110° | 2,789 m | 21.5 mi |
| Snow Peak | NE 47° | 2,777 m | 12.8 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,748 m | 12.2 mi |
| South Putnam Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,724 m | 22.2 mi |
| Elkhorn Peak | S 181° | 2,703 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Putnam | NNE 19° | 2,685 m | 24.1 mi |
| Wakley Peak | S 175° | 2,684 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:28 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:14 | 16:59 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccammon, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358657780
Day trips start here
- Southeastern Idaho · 12 mi
- Lava Hot Springs · 16 mi
- Pocatello · 19 mi
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