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: 38.08229, -86.18219. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Tom

• Indiana Caverns · cave · Harrison · ~14 km · Must-see
• Battle of Corydon Park · park · Harrison · ~17 km · Must-see
• O'Bannon Woods State Park · sanctuary · Harrison · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wyandotte Cave · cave · Crawford · ~24 km · Must-see
• Harrison-Crawford State Forest · sanctuary · Crawford · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort Duffield · fort · Harrison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Buzzard Roost Trail · sanctuary · Perry · ~31 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Memorial Forest · park · Harrison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Marengo Cave · cave · Crawford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Park · park · Floyd · ~46 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Trace Park · park · Harrison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Park · park · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Scribner House · museum · Floyd · ~48 km · Must-see
• Second Baptist Church · church · Floyd · ~49 km · Must-see
• Joseph Holt House and Chapel · church · Perry · ~49 km · Must-see
• Speed Art Museum · museum · Clark · ~50 km · Must-see
• T3 · temple · Clark · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Tom

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Tom

• Ohio Valley in Kentucky · viewpoint · Clark · ~82 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Knob · viewpoint · Hart · ~107 km · Must-see
• Whoopee Hill · viewpoint · Ohio · ~113 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Clark · ~118 km · Must-see
• Jeptha Knob · viewpoint · Shelby · ~118 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~123 km · Must-see
• Muldraugh Hill · viewpoint · Taylor · ~125 km · Must-see
• Cedar Sink · viewpoint · Edmonson · ~130 km · Must-see
• Big Cedar Cliffs · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~131 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~133 km · Must-see

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