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Round Top

Round Top, seen from above at true elevation

Round Top rises to 520 m in Maryland. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Piney Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America; GeoNames ID = 4654091

Wikidata Q31600486, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
520 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.68343, -77.39636

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 2.1 mi
  • Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 2.2 mi
  • Redmond Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • The Good Shepherd: 2.2 mi
  • Statue of Cardinal John Henry Newman: 2.2 mi
Parks
  • Knott Athletic, Recreational and Convocational Complex: 2.6 mi
  • Roddy Road Park: 3.0 mi
  • Eyler Road Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • E. Eugene Myers Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Emmitsburg Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
Museums: 52
  • Frederick County Fire Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 3.9 mi
  • Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Museum of the Iron Worker: 7.5 mi
  • Renfrew Farm & Museum: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 6.5 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 7.3 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 10.1 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 10.5 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 13.9 mi
Springs: 22
  • Fountaindale Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Browns Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Knob Springs: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 18
Nature reserves: 14
Picnic sites: 6
  • Founder's Plaza: 2.3 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 4.7 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 15.4 mi
  • Truck Rest Area: 24.6 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 3
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Four Square Garden: 21.8 mi
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 6.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainW 278°654 m6.3 mi
Snowy MountainNNW 334°637 m11.7 mi
Buzzard PeakNNW 337°593 m10.2 mi
The KnobNNW 348°573 m12.0 mi
Catoctin MountainWSW 237°572 m4.4 mi
Salamander RockSSW 213°562 m8.9 mi
High RockW 277°559 m6.8 mi
Black RockSW 235°549 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342546370747266564536
Precip in3.83.04.44.04.94.23.74.05.34.13.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358240109

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