Round Top
Round Top rises to 277 m in Virginia. Bucks Elbow Mountain stands 964 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountain Man, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4783079.
Wikidata Q49070088, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 277 m
How to reach it
- 4.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 13.0 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 16.4 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Carter Overlook · 5 mi
- Beagle Gap Overlook · 13 mi
- Sawmill Ridge Overlook · 14 mi
- Sawmill Run Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Song Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Mount Jefferson: 1.8 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Britts Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Bear Den Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Frys Spring Park: 2.4 mi
- Fry's Spring Beach Club: 2.4 mi
- Darden Court: 2.5 mi
- Azalea Park: 2.6 mi
- Park at Ivy: 2.6 mi
- Mountain Man: 0.2 mi
- Bear Statue: 0.4 mi
- 3 Owl Statue: 0.6 mi
- George Welsh: 2.2 mi
- IN-trospection: 2.5 mi
- Graveyard Site: 2.0 mi
- Lambeth Ruins: 2.5 mi
- The Aviator Statue - James Rogers McConnell: 2.7 mi
- Anatomical Theater Marker: 2.7 mi
- Kitty Foster Cemetery: 2.7 mi
- Fralin Museum of Art: 2.9 mi
- Jefferson School African American Heritage Center: 3.7 mi
- Virginia Discovery Museum: 4.2 mi
- Michie Tavern: 5.2 mi
- Monticello: 5.8 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 0.9 mi
- Student Garden: 2.2 mi
- Keunen Garden: 2.6 mi
- Courtnay's Garden: 2.7 mi
- The Tahija Arboretum & Lacross Botanical Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 0.3 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 5.4 mi
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 10.2 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 14.5 mi
- Scheier Natural Area: 15.9 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 11.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 5: 14.1 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 4: 14.8 mi
- Main Beach (Beach 1): 15.3 mi
- Lake Monticello Beach 3: 15.3 mi
- Blackrock Springs: 16.3 mi
- Coiner Spring: 20.5 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 21.5 mi
- Dripping Rock: 21.7 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 23.5 mi
- Free Speech Wall: 4.2 mi
- James Monroe's Highland: 6.3 mi
- Apple Cannon: 19.4 mi
- Endless View Farms: 19.4 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 24.0 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 16.0 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.2 mi
- Upper Doyles River Falls: 16.3 mi
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 21.6 mi
- South River Falls: 24.3 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.7 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 18.4 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 19.2 mi
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Canada: 2.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | WNW 297° | 964 m | 11.5 mi |
| Heard Mountain | SW 235° | 726 m | 12.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 239° | 722 m | 10.9 mi |
| High Top Mountain | NNW 336° | 695 m | 12.2 mi |
| Middle Mountain | WNW 303° | 624 m | 12.3 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 240° | 590 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mill Mountain | SW 231° | 563 m | 10.3 mi |
| High Top | WSW 240° | 557 m | 9.4 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 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:17 | 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 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Charlottesville 2W, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1473593 — Round Top, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356565275
Day trips start here
- Charlottesville · 4 mi
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