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Round Top

Round Top, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in Towns County, Georgia, United States

Wikidata Q31591249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1194 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.84815, -83.66156

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • 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
Parks
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 4.2 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
Attractions: 25
  • 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
Museums: 9
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 5
  • 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
Nature reserves: 5
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 7.7 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 7.9 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 10.3 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.9 mi
  • Wine Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tray MountainSSW 202°1,347 m3.5 mi
Double Spring KnobN 8°1,304 m2.1 mi
Brier Creek BaldSW 218°1,270 m3.5 mi
Rocky MountainSW 229°1,224 m5.2 mi
Blue MountainWSW 245°1,222 m5.8 mi
Spaniards KnobWSW 253°1,213 m7.0 mi
Dismal KnobNNE 16°1,199 m2.3 mi
Whiteoak StompNNE 19°1,185 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2220:1520:52
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3916:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249576572757569584842
Precip in6.86.06.75.85.66.35.66.65.34.96.07.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helen, 11 mi away.

Sources

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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