Round Top
Round Top rises to 919 m in Virginia. Horse Heaven stands 1,175 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmers Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Carroll County, Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 919 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Mount Rogers Scenic Byway
- 29.1 mi off the Hanging Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Granite Quarry Overlook · 16 mi
- Fox Hunters Paradise Overlook · 18 mi
- Big Walker Lookout · 23 mi
- Pilot Mountain Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Farmers Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Short Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bald Rock: 3.6 mi
- Fossil Point: 3.8 mi
- Long Branch Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Shot Tower State Historical Park: 6.2 mi
- Dannelly Park: 7.2 mi
- New River Trail State Park: 8.4 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Park: 9.6 mi
- Crooked Creek: 11.1 mi
- Stewarts Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Reed Island Creek (private Nature Conservancy): 20.7 mi
- Raven Knob Scout Reservation: 22.3 mi
- Camp Branch Natural Area Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Jeff Matthews Museum: 9.6 mi
- Carroll County Historical Society and Museum: 11.4 mi
- Alleghany Historical Museum: 22.6 mi
- Thunder Road Museum: 24.0 mi
- New River Outdoor Adventures: 5.7 mi
- Blue Ridge Music Center: 16.2 mi
- Raven Knob Boy Scout Museum: 22.7 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 6.7 mi
- Raven Cliff: 7.0 mi
- Zeke's Peak: 22.3 mi
- Carroll County Recreation Department Picnic Shelter: 9.6 mi
- Cumberland Knob Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Big Walker Lookout: 23.4 mi
- Waterfront: 19.1 mi
- Water Front: 24.0 mi
- Break Area Indoor Garden and Gazebo: 22.9 mi
- Volvo Break Area Indoor Garden: 23.0 mi
- Chestnut Creek Falls: 5.9 mi
- Virginia Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- DAK Lights: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Heaven | W 265° | 1,175 m | 11.4 mi |
| Perkins Knob | WSW 256° | 1,171 m | 11.1 mi |
| Jones Knob | WSW 254° | 1,163 m | 7.7 mi |
| High Knob | WSW 257° | 1,150 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NW 317° | 1,123 m | 10.5 mi |
| High Rocks | NW 318° | 1,111 m | 10.2 mi |
| Brierpatch Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,102 m | 10.5 mi |
| Lick Mountain | NW 313° | 1,073 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:31 | 17:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Galax Radio Wbrf, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356574442
Day trips start here
- Mount Airy · 28 mi
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