Round Top
Round Top rises to 1,239 m in New Mexico. Round Mountain stands 1,460 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Bluff, a cliff 2.9 miles away. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070008, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,239 m
How to reach it
54 named places within 25 miles
- Asa Guffey Park: 20.1 mi
- Delta West Park: 20.2 mi
- Berrendo Park: 20.2 mi
- Linda Vista Park: 20.3 mi
- Del Norte Park: 20.9 mi
- Atlas Missile Site 579-11: 8.4 mi
- Roswell Historic Marker: 17.2 mi
- Old Frazier Schoolhouse: 18.2 mi
- Iron Cross: 22.2 mi
- POW/MIA Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Panther Hill: 8.8 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 10.1 mi
- PoquitA Mesa: 17.5 mi
- Cedar Hill: 20.1 mi
- Blackwater Hill: 22.0 mi
- McBride Museum: 21.7 mi
- Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art: 22.0 mi
- Roswell Museum and Art Center: 22.2 mi
- Historical Center for Southeast New Mexico: 22.8 mi
- International UFO Museum & Research Center: 22.9 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Dunlap Sill: 19.7 mi
- Mesa Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- R H Goddard's Launch Tower: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | NW 323° | 1,460 m | 24.1 mi |
| Cedar Hill | WSW 253° | 1,407 m | 20.1 mi |
| PoquitA Mesa | N 358° | 1,373 m | 17.5 mi |
| Blackwater Hill | SW 219° | 1,334 m | 22.0 mi |
| Haystack Butte | E 80° | 1,267 m | 24.2 mi |
| Little Haystack | E 81° | 1,255 m | 23.6 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | S 185° | 1,248 m | 10.1 mi |
| Panther Hill | SSE 156° | 1,143 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:36 | 20:13 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:00 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 68 | 78 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bitter Lakes WL Refuge, 22 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357579345
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