Hightop
Hightop rises to 1,091 m in Virginia. Lewis Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Roundtop, a peak 1.8 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,091 m
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 17.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Swift Run Overlook · 1 mi
- Sandy Bottom Overlook · 1 mi
- Bacon Hollow Overlook · 2 mi
- Hensley Hollow Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- Greene County Park: 8.3 mi
- Dog Park: 13.3 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Park: 13.4 mi
- Port Republic Historic District: 14.4 mi
- Roundtop: 1.8 mi
- Bush Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Daniels Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Saddleback Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Slaters Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 5.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 6.6 mi
- Port Republic Battle Monument: 12.0 mi
- Five Tents: 12.7 mi
- Duke Dog Statue: 18.7 mi
- James Madison: 18.7 mi
- James Madison statue: 18.9 mi
- World War Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Down The Nile: 19.6 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 6.1 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 11.0 mi
- Grand Caverns Museum and Entrance: 16.3 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 16.4 mi
- Explore More Discovery Museum: 18.8 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 18.2 mi
- ISAT Patio: 18.2 mi
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 19.5 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 19.7 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 19.8 mi
- South River Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Falls: 4.1 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 4.5 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Elkton Spring: 5.5 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 7.8 mi
- Rockingham springs: 10.5 mi
- Lewis Spring: 13.9 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 14.1 mi
- Fear Forest: 14.2 mi
- Endless View Farms: 20.5 mi
- Apple Cannon: 20.5 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 21.3 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 21.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 5.9 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 9.6 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 17.1 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 20.0 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 21.4 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 8.4 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 11.5 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 14.7 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 22.8 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 11.9 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 15.6 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 21.3 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 22.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 22.7 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 13.4 mi
- Canada: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Hightop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Mountain | NNE 33° | 1,087 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bearfence Mountain | NNE 31° | 1,083 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bluff Mountain | NE 46° | 1,066 m | 10.3 mi |
| Big Flat Mountain | SW 226° | 1,033 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bald Face Mountain | NNE 26° | 1,027 m | 4.5 mi |
| Saddleback Mountain | NE 53° | 1,026 m | 3.3 mi |
| Flattop Mountain | SW 225° | 1,006 m | 4.1 mi |
| Loft Mountain | SW 227° | 1,002 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 14 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356562329
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 13 mi
- Charlottesville · 22 mi
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