Tom Buidhe is a Munro of 957.8 m in Angus. All four of its nearest neighbours are higher, up to Cairn of Claise at 1,063.1 m.
Of the register hills in Angus, only Glas Maol stands higher. Its key col leads to Glas Maol, not to its nearest higher summit, Cairn of Claise. Of the 10 register hills in Angus, it has the smallest drop. It shares its height of 957.8 m with Tolmount. On the Munros height ladder it sits between Saileag (958.2 m) and Tolmount (957.8 m). It is a Munro but not a Marilyn: its 72.6 m of drop is short of 150 m.