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Little Round Top

Little Round Top, seen from above at true elevation

Little Round Top rises to 2,924 m in California. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker, a park 2.7 miles away. Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2924 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74018, -120.05157

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 38
  • Old Emigrant Trail Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
  • Tahoe Paradise Park: 8.1 mi
  • Lake Valley State Recreation Area: 9.1 mi
  • Fallen Leaf Recreation Center: 9.7 mi
  • Wester Park: 11.7 mi
Springs: 25
Historic sites: 11
Cliffs: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Horsetail Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Modjeska Falls: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 13.7 mi
  • Upper Eagle Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Lower Eagle Falls: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Sandy Cove Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
  • Shot Rock Vista Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
  • Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Chickaree Day Use: 18.1 mi
  • Marmot Day Use: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 7
Attractions: 6
  • Tallac Historic Site: 13.7 mi
  • Balancing Rock: 17.5 mi
  • Rubicon Point Light: 17.8 mi
  • Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 18.0 mi
  • Zephyr Cove Beach: 19.2 mi
Museums: 5
Gardens: 1
  • Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 13.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Peep Sight: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Little Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Freel PeakNE 45°3,305 m11.5 mi
Jobs SisterNE 47°3,299 m12.3 mi
Jobs PeakNE 51°3,233 m13.1 mi
Round TopSSE 153°3,164 m6.0 mi
The SistersSSE 156°3,094 m5.8 mi
Red Lake PeakESE 119°3,067 m4.0 mi
Stevens PeakE 97°3,061 m3.7 mi
Hawkins PeakE 91°3,052 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3719:12
June solstice05:3619:4920:29
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1616:0116:43

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313136404855626054463730
Precip in2.83.72.91.31.30.50.40.40.31.41.93.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S Lake Tahoe AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358821602

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