Tom Mountain Lake is located in the Swiss canton of Graubünden at an altitude of 2345 meters above sea level, near Mount Piz Badus near the pass Oberalppass. It is assumed that its name comes from the Latin word «tumba», which literally means "grave" or "pit."

Living in the neighborhood from 1752 to 1833 years. Hurrying Plasidus priest wrote: "It employs in the width of 200 steps and 400 steps long, the lake is a bowl from which flows the Rhine. This wonderful area is truly worthy of being the source of this great river. " It is here that the Rhine that flows through 4 countries and is considered one of the largest rivers in Europe, you can literally step over before its waters will travel 1320 kilometers in length.

Around the lake there are many hiking trails. Along these trails are blooming lilies and alpine roses. On the east bank of its sprawling meadows are covered with cotton grass - a special kind of sedge, during flowering is attributable to the month of August, the beach is wrapped in a fluffy shawl air.

Immediately nearby are disintegrated, consisting of huge stones that are readily used by tourists for picnics.

One of the most famous route called Kraftort-rue, which begins on the Oberalp Pass, goes around the circumference of the lake and back to the starting point. Ascents and descents, water and rocks, mountains and swamps - tourists jokingly called this route "all inclusive", and not that they do, and wrong.