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Round Top

Round Top, seen from above at true elevation

Round Top rises to 566 m in Tennessee. Big Hill stands 617 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. Cumberland Historic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1300186)

Wikidata Q31686552, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
566 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.23729, -85.20385

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 47
  • Whitaker Park: 7.2 mi
  • Meadow Creek Park: 8.4 mi
  • South Fentress Comunity Park: 10.8 mi
  • Livingston City Ballpark: 11.9 mi
  • Hidden Hollow Park: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Rocky Bar: 2.3 mi
  • Jane Bend Overlook: 12.1 mi
  • Ding Dong Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Big Piney Overlook: 12.5 mi
  • Apple Bag Overlook: 12.8 mi
Museums: 10
  • Monterey Depot Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Overton County Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Cookeville History Museum: 17.5 mi
  • Cookeville Childrens Museum: 17.6 mi
  • Depot Museum: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Upper Waterloo Falls: 15.2 mi
  • City Lake Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Waterloo Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Wash Morgan Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Savannah Falls: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 7
  • East Point Marina: 15.4 mi
  • East Fork Stables: 15.5 mi
  • good landing beach: 19.2 mi
  • Sunset Marina: 20.5 mi
  • launch site for kayak: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Standing Stone State Park: 12.1 mi
  • TTU Eagle Statue: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Pink Elephant: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Cumberland County I-40 East Rest Area: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big HillSSE 159°617 m13.7 mi
Hampton MountainSSW 209°616 m4.5 mi
Tyler MountainSW 217°597 m3.3 mi
Blaylock MountainWSW 249°593 m8.4 mi
Green Pond MountainSE 141°592 m3.0 mi
Verble KnobsS 184°587 m8.0 mi
Copeland MountainSW 223°585 m3.3 mi
Harris MountainWNW 293°582 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566572757469584739
Precip in5.75.86.05.85.45.55.64.54.83.84.76.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monterey, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1300186 — Round Top, Overton County, Tennessee.

OpenStreetMap element node/356831102

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