Round Top
Round Top rises to 331 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; geonames ID = 4560838.
Wikidata Q49070037, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 331 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 20.5 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 28.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 14 mi
- Chimney Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brickyard: 3.0 mi
- Iron Furnace: 3.2 mi
- Camp Michaux: 4.8 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 6.5 mi
- York Springs: 7.6 mi
- Big Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rampike Hill: 1.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.0 mi
- Tysons Hill: 2.3 mi
- Pole Steeple: 2.4 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 2.8 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 5.5 mi
- Dog Playground: 5.5 mi
- Food Plot: 6.2 mi
- Griest Community Park: 7.8 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 3.2 mi
- National Apple Museum: 4.8 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 9.7 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 10.9 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 6.3 mi
- Bucher Spring: 7.5 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 11.1 mi
- Alexander Spring: 11.7 mi
- Poplar Spring: 12.1 mi
- Return visit: 11.7 mi
- Women's Memorial: 12.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 13.1 mi
- Votive 8: 14.3 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 14.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 6.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 14.0 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 14.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.8 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 5.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 11.2 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 12.8 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 15.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 17.4 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Clermont Crag: 21.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 22.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.9 mi
- Tartown: 15.9 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 20.2 mi
- Beach Front: 22.1 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | WSW 257° | 631 m | 11.6 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | W 272° | 628 m | 7.6 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | WSW 256° | 605 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ram Hill | WSW 259° | 595 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mitten Hill | WSW 254° | 587 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sier Hill | WSW 256° | 586 m | 9.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WSW 254° | 566 m | 9.8 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WSW 251° | 551 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357306521
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 12 mi
- Hanover · 20 mi
- Chambersburg · 21 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 26 mi
- Thurmont · 27 mi
- York · 28 mi
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