Mount Tom

Mount Tom: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Tom

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mount Tom — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.65474, -88.18926. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Tom

• Richard Bong State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Kenosha · ~6 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Denoon · lake · Waukesha · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Muskego Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bristol Renaissance Faire · park · Kenosha · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beber Camp · attraction · Walworth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~34 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Muskego Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~37 km · Must-see
• Vernon State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Waukesha · ~37 km · Must-see
• Painesville Chapel · church · Milwaukee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bradford Community Church · church · Kenosha · ~39 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Kenosha · ~39 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Tom

• Miller Valley Veterans Monument · viewpoint · Milwaukee · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Rock · viewpoint · Cook · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mount Trashmore · viewpoint · Cook · ~101 km · Must-see
• Fabyan Windmill · viewpoint · Kane · ~110 km · Must-see
• Jane Byrne Interchange and BSB · viewpoint · Cook · ~122 km · Must-see
• Bascom Hill · viewpoint · Dane · ~137 km · Must-see
• Mount Moriah · viewpoint · Kenosha · ~20 km
• Camelback Kame · viewpoint · McHenry · ~36 km
• Bald Knob · viewpoint · McHenry · ~37 km
• "The big rock" · viewpoint · Lake · ~44 km

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