Round Top
Round Top rises to 1,194 m in Georgia. Tray Mountain stands 1,347 m to the south-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Dismal Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Towns County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q31591249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,194 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 24.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 13 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dismal Mountain: 0.3 mi
- High Top: 0.4 mi
- Nell Knob: 1.2 mi
- Young Lick: 1.8 mi
- Double Spring Knob: 2.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 2.9 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.9 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 4.9 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 6.0 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 6.0 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 4.2 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 8.8 mi
- Unicoi State Park: 8.9 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 9.2 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 9.9 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 3.3 mi
- Howitzer: 6.9 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 9.2 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 9.3 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 10.2 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 15.6 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 15.8 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 16.4 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 16.9 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 17.2 mi
- Grimes Nose: 9.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Sheep Nose: 14.3 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 10.9 mi
- White Church: 11.6 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 13.5 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 14.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 10.3 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 10.2 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 21.5 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 22.1 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 21.3 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 21.3 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 21.3 mi
- Big Red Apple: 24.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.8 mi
- Big Spring: 17.9 mi
- Wine Spring: 22.9 mi
- Burton: 6.2 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 19.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tray Mountain | SSW 202° | 1,347 m | 3.5 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | N 8° | 1,304 m | 2.1 mi |
| Brier Creek Bald | SW 218° | 1,270 m | 3.5 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SW 229° | 1,224 m | 5.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WSW 245° | 1,222 m | 5.8 mi |
| Spaniards Knob | WSW 253° | 1,213 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dismal Knob | NNE 16° | 1,199 m | 2.3 mi |
| Whiteoak Stomp | NNE 19° | 1,185 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329540 — Round Top, Towns County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358714366
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