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Round Top

Round Top, seen from above at true elevation

Round Top rises to 1,215 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the south-southeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Top, a peak 0.5 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Smyth County, Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070094, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1215 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.70367, -81.57840

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 20
  • Laurel Creek Park: 12.6 mi
  • Backbone Rock Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
  • Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 15.9 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 16.8 mi
  • Ashe County Park: 19.4 mi
Museums: 8
  • Smyth County Museum: 9.6 mi
  • Museum Of The Middle Appalachians: 15.9 mi
  • Mountain Farm Life Museum: 19.2 mi
  • Museum of Ashe County History: 20.4 mi
  • Welcome Center and Museum: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Sharpes Falls: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • AT2020: 12.2 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 12.2 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 12.8 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 16.1 mi
  • Johnson County Veterans Memorial Wall: 20.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Springs: 4
  • Brig Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Cave Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Boiling Spring: 12.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.0 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Newman Basket Company: 12.6 mi
  • Wooly: 15.9 mi
  • Heartwood: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Mount Jefferson Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Trials Playground: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersSSE 148°1,744 m3.6 mi
Wilburn RidgeSE 136°1,689 m4.9 mi
Pine MountainSE 135°1,684 m4.5 mi
Whitetop MountainSSW 198°1,684 m4.7 mi
Buzzard RockSSW 204°1,553 m5.2 mi
Little PinnacleSE 143°1,551 m6.7 mi
Grave MountainESE 114°1,540 m1.0 mi
Haw Orchard MountainSE 143°1,526 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:38
June solstice06:0920:1120:49
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3417:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536270737267554437
Precip in3.83.84.34.34.34.45.14.53.53.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356574440

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