Round Top
Round Top rises to 285 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the south-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Quincy Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49070053, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 285 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 14.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.8 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 15 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 18 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 24 mi
- White Rocks · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quincy Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Oak Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Oak Knob: 3.1 mi
- Curve Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 3.7 mi
- Northside Park: 3.1 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 3.2 mi
- Downtown Parklette: 3.7 mi
- Old Log Cabin Park: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Jacobs Church: 6.4 mi
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 7.3 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 8.8 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 11.4 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 11.5 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 4.6 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 7.3 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 10.3 mi
- Discovery Station: 13.6 mi
- Hagerstown Roundhouse Museum: 14.0 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 3.4 mi
- Pearl Spring: 3.5 mi
- Travelers Spring: 3.7 mi
- Cold Springs: 5.4 mi
- Oak Spring: 5.8 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 13.7 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 13.7 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 14.0 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 14.1 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 14.1 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.1 mi
- 42 West: 3.6 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.9 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 12.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 9.0 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 13.8 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 3.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 16.4 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 17.8 mi
- Four Square Garden: 22.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 15.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 19.4 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Beach Front: 6.4 mi
- Tartown: 6.9 mi
- Clermont Crag: 7.3 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 13.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | SSE 154° | 654 m | 8.6 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | ENE 69° | 637 m | 5.0 mi |
| Methodist Hill | NNE 28° | 631 m | 11.9 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | E 83° | 593 m | 6.0 mi |
| The Knob | ENE 67° | 573 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NE 48° | 570 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pleasant Peak | NNE 26° | 565 m | 9.3 mi |
| Pivot Rock | NE 47° | 563 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:07 | 16:50 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357306517
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 10 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 13 mi
- Hagerstown · 14 mi
- Thurmont · 15 mi
- Mercersburg · 17 mi
- Gettysburg · 19 mi
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