Round Top
Round Top rises to 328 m in Virginia. Heard Mountain stands 726 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Walnut Creek Park, a park 3.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America
Wikidata Q49070085, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 328 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.0 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 6 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 17 mi
- Calf Mountain Overlook · 18 mi
- McCormick Gap Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Walnut Creek Park: 3.4 mi
- Biscuit Run Park: 3.7 mi
- Azalea Park: 5.7 mi
- Longwood Park: 5.9 mi
- Fry's Spring Beach Club: 6.2 mi
- Dudley Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Ammonett Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Carters Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Gay Mountain: 4.8 mi
- The Sagacious Heads: 4.1 mi
- James Monroe: 5.6 mi
- James Monroe: 5.6 mi
- King Alfred and His Court: 6.8 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 6.9 mi
- Ash Lawn - Highland: 5.5 mi
- Graveyard Site: 7.0 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 7.2 mi
- Kitty Foster Homestead: 7.3 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 7.5 mi
- Michie Tavern: 6.6 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center: 6.9 mi
- Monticello: 7.1 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 7.5 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 7.5 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 6.9 mi
- Monticello Vegetable Garden: 7.0 mi
- West Lawn: 7.1 mi
- Student Garden: 7.4 mi
- Washington Park Bog Garden: 8.1 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 6.9 mi
- Van Clief Natural Area: 9.0 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 9.9 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- Hardware River State Wildlife Management Area: 13.7 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 10.9 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 11.2 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 11.8 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 12.0 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 2: 12.3 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 5.4 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 7.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 20.7 mi
- Apple Cannon: 24.6 mi
- Endless View Farms: 24.6 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 21.8 mi
- Dripping Rock: 22.1 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 22.7 mi
- Coiner Spring: 23.4 mi
- Hickory Spring: 23.6 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 16.6 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 23.4 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 24.6 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 21.8 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 22.8 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 23.1 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 23.2 mi
- Canada: 7.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heard Mountain | W 270° | 726 m | 11.3 mi |
| Castle Rock | W 278° | 722 m | 10.7 mi |
| Massies Mountain | W 269° | 657 m | 12.9 mi |
| Moses Mountain | W 275° | 590 m | 11.5 mi |
| Walnut Top | WSW 258° | 572 m | 11.7 mi |
| Archer Mountain | W 261° | 566 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mill Mountain | W 273° | 563 m | 9.2 mi |
| High Top | WNW 284° | 557 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:18 | 16:59 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2 SSE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356565272
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 8 mi
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