Flattop
Flattop rises to 766 m in Virginia. Sharp Top Mountain stands 1,167 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Fullhart Knob, a peak 1.7 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 0.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49029627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 766 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 29.1 mi off the Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Montvale Overlook · 6 mi
- Harveys Knob Overlook · 7 mi
- Harvey's Knob Overlook · 7 mi
- Sharp Top Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fullhart Knob: 1.7 mi
- Grindstone Knob: 2.2 mi
- Coyner Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Blue Knob: 3.9 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 4.0 mi
- Troutville Park: 1.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Park: 3.9 mi
- Lord Botetourt High School Softball Field: 4.1 mi
- Greenfield Recreation Park: 5.0 mi
- Montvale Wayside: 5.7 mi
- The Rock: 6.7 mi
- Old tobacco barn style cabin (half demolished): 7.2 mi
- Vinton War Memorial: 9.2 mi
- 28 Wells Avenue, N.W.: 10.7 mi
- Hunton Life Saving and First Aid Crew: 10.7 mi
- Botetourt County Historical Society & Museum, Inc: 6.5 mi
- Eleanor D Wilson Museum: 6.7 mi
- Vinton Historical Society Museum: 9.4 mi
- O. Winston Link Museum: 10.7 mi
- Taubman Museum of Art: 10.7 mi
- Jupiter Missile: 10.9 mi
- Norfolk Southern 8661: 10.9 mi
- Roanoke Star: 11.9 mi
- Piper L-4 Grasshopper: 17.7 mi
- Pacabella Farm Alpacas & Boutique: 19.7 mi
- Read Mountain Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Carvins Cove: 8.1 mi
- Explore Park: 11.7 mi
- Craig Creek Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
- Claytor Nature Center: 16.6 mi
- Roanoke Firefighter statue: 10.9 mi
- Henrietta Lacks: 11.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 11.9 mi
- Merrill Gainer Statue: 13.0 mi
- The Rock: 14.0 mi
- Beale Garden: 6.6 mi
- George Washington Carver Community Garden: 10.8 mi
- Mountain View Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Dr. Robert L. A. Keeley Healing Garden: 12.1 mi
- Research and Demonstration Garden: 16.8 mi
- Tinker Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.6 mi
- Dragon's Tooth: 18.5 mi
- Piney Point: 24.9 mi
- Big Spring: 13.6 mi
- Hunting Spring: 23.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.8 mi
- Marble Spring: 24.9 mi
- Troutville Safety Rest Area: 4.5 mi
- Virginia Rest Area Mile 158 South (I-81): 4.5 mi
- Iranto Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Falling Water Cascades: 15.1 mi
- Apple Orchard Falls: 18.6 mi
- Lace Falls: 22.2 mi
- Howrytown: 3.2 mi
- Cascade Falls Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Flattop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Top Mountain | E 82° | 1,167 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | E 83° | 1,074 m | 12.9 mi |
| Harkening Hill | ENE 75° | 1,026 m | 12.9 mi |
| McAfee Knob | W 264° | 974 m | 10.7 mi |
| North Mountain | W 273° | 925 m | 13.0 mi |
| Little Harkening Hill | ENE 71° | 901 m | 13.0 mi |
| Tinker Mountain | WNW 282° | 888 m | 8.8 mi |
| Purgatory Mountain | NE 38° | 887 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:44 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:25 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roanoke 8 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1483450 — Flattop, Botetourt County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356571700
Day trips start here
- Roanoke · 11 mi
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