Mount Tom (California)

Mount Tom
Mount Tom
	Mount Tom from the northeast
Highest point
Elevation	13,658 ft (4,163 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	1,972 ft (601 m)
Parent peak	Mount Humphreys
Listing	North America highest peaks 85th; US highest major peaks 68th; California highest major peaks 12th; Sierra Peaks Section; Western States Climbers Star peak;
Coordinates	37°20′19″N 118°39′30″W
Geography
	Mount Tom Location in California Mount Tom Mount Tom (the United States)
Location	Inyo County, California, U.S.
Parent range	Sierra Nevada
Topo map	USGS Mount Tom
Climbing
First ascent	1860s, Thomas Clark
Easiest route	Scramble, class 2

Mount Tom is a large and prominent peak near the city of Bishop in Inyo County of eastern California. It is in the Sierra Nevada and east of the Sierra Crest. The mountain is also in the John Muir Wilderness.

Along with its neighbor to the south, Basin Mountain, it dominates the western skyline from the upper Owens Valley.

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