Rock Top
Rock Top rises to 363 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hill, a peak 2.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49068992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 363 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 25.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 26.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 9 mi
- Chimney Rock · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Hill: 2.3 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.4 mi
- Bushy Hill: 3.0 mi
- Chamberlains Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mount Newman: 3.8 mi
- Manor of Maske: 3.2 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 4.2 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 4.4 mi
- 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 4.8 mi
- 8th IL Cavalry Beveridge - Jones 1st shot: 5.1 mi
- Dog Playground: 7.1 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 7.1 mi
- West Fields: 7.5 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 7.8 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 8.0 mi
- National Apple Museum: 6.4 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 7.3 mi
- Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: 7.5 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 7.8 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 2.9 mi
- Knob Springs: 4.7 mi
- The Spring: 5.7 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 6.7 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 8.3 mi
- Return visit: 8.1 mi
- Women's Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 9.1 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 10.0 mi
- St. Francis: 14.2 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 6.2 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 18.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 20.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 14.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 10.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 14.3 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 15.0 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 20.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 7.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 20.7 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 21.6 mi
- Tartown: 6.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 12.8 mi
- Beach Front: 12.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Rock Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WSW 241° | 637 m | 7.9 mi |
| Methodist Hill | NW 309° | 631 m | 7.8 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NNW 344° | 628 m | 8.1 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NNW 333° | 605 m | 6.1 mi |
| Ram Hill | NNW 338° | 595 m | 6.4 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SW 229° | 593 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NW 314° | 587 m | 6.7 mi |
| Sier Hill | NW 322° | 586 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357322525
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 8 mi
- Chambersburg · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 18 mi
- Thurmont · 18 mi
- Hanover · 21 mi
- Hagerstown · 25 mi
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