Peak · Virginia
Round Top
Round Top rises to 331 m in Virginia. Devils Knob stands 1,172 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Turks Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Skyline Drive passes 2.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49070086, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 331 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.01764, -78.81808
- 2.4 mi off the Skyline Drive, National
- 2.3 mi off the Blue Ridge Parkway, National
- 18.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Rockfish Gap Overlook · 2 mi
- Afton Overlook · 2 mi
- Rockfish Valley Overlook · 3 mi
- McCormick Gap Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Turks Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Scott Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Ennis Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Bear Den Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Elk Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks: 58
- Constitution Park: 5.0 mi
- Rife Park: 5.2 mi
- North Park: 5.3 mi
- Ridgeview Park: 6.0 mi
- Claudius Crozet Park: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 34
- 3 Owl Statue: 13.7 mi
- Bear Statue: 14.1 mi
- Mountain Man: 14.2 mi
- Flower Pots: 16.3 mi
- Watering Can: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
- VDOT Workers' Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Mirador: 3.2 mi
- Sawmill Run Shelter: 6.9 mi
- Beaver Creek Watershed Project: 9.8 mi
- Rip Rap Shelter: 10.6 mi
Museums: 19
- Waynesboro Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Plumb House Museum: 5.5 mi
- Rockfish Valley Foundation Natural History Center: 10.2 mi
- American Frontier Culture Museum: 14.5 mi
- Virginia Distillery Museum: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 15
- Murray Elementary Vegetable Garden: 11.5 mi
- Jane Heyward Garden: 15.3 mi
- Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 16.3 mi
- Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 16.5 mi
- Student Garden: 16.6 mi
Springs: 12
- Coiner Spring: 6.6 mi
- Laurel Springs Gap: 8.3 mi
- Dripping Rock: 8.3 mi
- Tinkling Spring: 10.0 mi
- Hickory Spring: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 9
- Apple Cannon: 10.8 mi
- Endless View Farms: 10.8 mi
- Virginia Distillery Co. Distillery Tour & Tasting: 16.4 mi
- Gypsy Hill Express Train: 17.3 mi
- Crabtree Falls: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Mint Springs Valley Park: 6.6 mi
- Heyward Community Forest: 14.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain / Rockfish / Shields Gap: 15.0 mi
- Betsy Bell and Mary Gray Wilderness Parks: 15.4 mi
- Fortune's Cove Preserve: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Upper Shamokin Falls: 8.4 mi
- White Rock Falls: 15.1 mi
- Jones Run Falls: 15.9 mi
- Lower Doyles River Falls: 16.8 mi
- St. Mary's Falls: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Humpback Rocks Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
- Nelson County Wayside: 11.9 mi
- Dundo Picnic Grounds and Group Campground: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Charlottesville Safety Rest Area West: 10.4 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 17.7 mi
- Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Lake Monocan Beach: 8.3 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Twenty Minute Cliff: 15.3 mi
- Trinity Point: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Canada: 17.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Knob | SW 227° | 1,172 m | 10.2 mi |
| Potatopatch Mountain | SW 227° | 1,172 m | 10.2 mi |
| Humpback Mountain | SW 223° | 1,099 m | 6.5 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | SW 221° | 1,050 m | 10.0 mi |
| Bucks Elbow Mountain | NE 34° | 964 m | 7.3 mi |
| Humpback Rocks | SW 229° | 949 m | 5.9 mi |
| Crawford Knob | SW 214° | 918 m | 7.7 mi |
| Dripping Rock | SW 230° | 913 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:03 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:18 | 17:00 |
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 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro WTP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1473592 — Round Top, Albemarle County, Virginia.
OpenStreetMap element node/356565273
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- Charlottesville · 19 mi
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