Round Top
Round Top rises to 687 m in New York. Giant Mountain stands 1,410 m to the south-southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73) passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Essex County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34831199, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 687 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the High Peaks Scenic Byway (NYS Route 73)
- 10.4 mi off the Olympic Trail
- 14.4 mi off the Lakes to Locks Passage, National
- 23.7 mi off the Roosevelt-Marcy Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Snow Mountain Lookout · 4 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Upper Lookout · 4 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls Lower Lookout · 4 mi
- Giant Washbowl Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flat Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 0.6 mi
- Baxter Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Tripod Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Spread Eagle Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Case Wall: 4.4 mi
- Crack in the Woods Cliff: 4.4 mi
- Case Wall: 4.4 mi
- Case Wall - Shotgun Face: 4.5 mi
- Nubble Cliff: 4.6 mi
- Indian Head Trailhead: 4.3 mi
- East Branch Community Trails: 6.7 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 10.1 mi
- Thrall Dam Park: 10.5 mi
- Milholland Park: 10.5 mi
- Hulls Falls: 2.7 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 4.2 mi
- Russell Falls: 4.3 mi
- Beede Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.9 mi
- Canyon Bridge Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Lower Ausable Lake Dam: 7.4 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Bert Williams Farm: 10.7 mi
- Mount Marcy First Ascent: 10.9 mi
- Johns Brook Primitive Area: 4.8 mi
- Bartlett Primitive Area: 7.1 mi
- Boquet River Primitive Area: 7.7 mi
- Four Peaks Tract: 10.5 mi
- New Vida Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Lodge: 8.4 mi
- Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg: 8.4 mi
- Cliffside Coaster: 8.5 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex: 10.9 mi
- Skyride: 10.9 mi
- Adirondack History Museum: 8.0 mi
- Adirondack history center museum: 8.0 mi
- Lake Placid Hall of Fame: 12.5 mi
- Lake Placid Olympic Museum: 12.5 mi
- The Iron Center: 18.7 mi
- Footbridge Park: 7.6 mi
- Powerhouse Park: 18.5 mi
- Witherbee Park and Bandstand: 18.7 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Pavillion: 19.0 mi
- Lake Placid Public Beach: 12.4 mi
- Westport Beach: 15.9 mi
- Port Henry Village Beach: 18.5 mi
- Bulwagga Bay Beach: 19.1 mi
- Big Wooden Bear (8'): 12.7 mi
- High Peaks Welcome Center: 13.8 mi
- Tahawus: 18.5 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 21.3 mi
- Holmes Creek Covered Bridge: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,410 m | 3.8 mi |
| Rocky Peak Ridge | SSE 149° | 1,338 m | 4.6 mi |
| Big Slide Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,280 m | 6.2 mi |
| Lower Wolfjaw Mountain | SW 222° | 1,273 m | 5.9 mi |
| Cascade Mountain | W 275° | 1,249 m | 5.3 mi |
| Porter Mountain | W 271° | 1,240 m | 5.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | SE 137° | 1,203 m | 2.8 mi |
| Third Brother | WSW 251° | 1,134 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:59 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:32 | 16:20 |
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 | 15 | 18 | 26 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Placid 2 S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357583054
Day trips start here
- Elizabethtown · 8 mi
- Westport · 16 mi
- Essex · 21 mi
- Crown Point · 24 mi
- Charlotte · 26 mi
- Shelburne · 29 mi
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