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: 44.65590, -69.83755. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Tom

• Ten Lots Chapel · church · Somerset · ~17 km · Must-see
• Great Pond · lake · Kennebec · ~17 km · Must-see
• L C Bates Museum · museum · Somerset · ~21 km · Must-see
• Colby College Museum of Art · museum · Kennebec · ~22 km · Must-see
• Messalonskee Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~24 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Kennebec · ~25 km · Must-see
• Redington Museum · museum · Kennebec · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Kennebec · ~26 km · Must-see
• Parker Pond · lake · Kennebec · ~30 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~36 km · Must-see
• China Lake Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~37 km · Must-see
• Webber Pond Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~39 km · Must-see
• Staples Pond · lake · Franklin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Maranacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~44 km · Must-see
• Puzzle Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• South Parish Congregational Church UCC · church · Kennebec · ~47 km · Must-see
• Old Fort Western · museum · Kennebec · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cushnoc Archeological Site · fort · Kennebec · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Tom

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Tom

• Puzzle Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Blue · viewpoint · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Kennebec · ~52 km · Must-see
• Grays Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Abraham · viewpoint · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Spaulding Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Clark Mountain · viewpoint · Androscoggin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Tumbledown Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Junior · viewpoint · Franklin · ~74 km · Must-see

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