| Mount Tom | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Mount_Tom_in_the_Fog.JPG) Mount Tom's east face and the Connecticut River, from the Joseph Muller Bridge | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,202 ft (366 m) |
| Prominence | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°14′30″N 72°38′53″W / 42.24167°N 72.64806°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Named for surveyor Rowland Thomas |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Holyoke and Easthampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Parent range | Mount Tom Range / Metacomet Ridge |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 200 Ma |
| Mountain type(s) | Fault-block; igneous |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Metacomet-Monadnock Trail |
Mount Tom, 1,202 feet (366 m), is a steep, rugged traprock mountain peak on the west bank of the Connecticut River 4.5 miles (7 km) northwest of downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts. The mountain is the southernmost and highest peak of the Mount Tom Range and the highest traprock peak of the 100-mile (160 km) long Metacomet Ridge. A popular outdoor recreation resource, the mountain is known for its continuous line of cliffs and talus slopes visible from the south and west, its dramatic 1,100-foot (340 m) rise over the surrounding Connecticut River Valley, and its rare plant communities and microclimate ecosystems.[1][2]
Located in Easthampton and Holyoke, Mount Tom is traversed by the 110-mile (180 km) Metacomet-Monadnock Trail and is the transmitter location for three Springfield–Holyoke television stations: WGBY, WGGB, and WSHM-LD, and for radio stations WHYN-FM and WWEI. The name "Mount Tom" is sometimes used to describe the entire Mount Tom Range.[1]
- ^ a b The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail Guide. 9th Edition. The Appalachian Mountain Club. Amherst, Massachusetts, 1999.
- ^ Farnsworth, Elizabeth J. "Metacomet-Mattabesett Trail Natural Resource Assessment. Archived 2007-08-07 at the Wayback Machine" 2004. PDF wefile cited November 1, 2007.