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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 Two Sentinels, a peak 3.5 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
2,924 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.74018, -120.05157

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 37
  • 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
  • Bonanza Community Park: 11.8 mi
Springs: 22
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
Historic sites: 8
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 PeakNE3,305 m11.5 mi
Jobs SisterNE3,299 m12.3 mi
Jobs PeakNE3,233 m13.1 mi
Round TopSSE3,164 m6.0 mi
The SistersSSE3,094 m5.8 mi
Red Lake PeakESE3,067 m4.0 mi
Stevens PeakE3,061 m3.7 mi
Hawkins PeakE3,052 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 50–80 °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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