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Round Top

Round Top, seen from above at true elevation

Round Top rises to 660 m in Pennsylvania. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pavillon 4, a picnic site 1.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; geonames ID = 5209153

Wikidata Q49070055, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
660 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.24481, -77.68277

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days: 6.7 mi
  • New Germantown Park: 7.4 mi
  • Lurgan Township Recreation Center: 9.6 mi
  • Kansas Valley Park Area: 9.7 mi
  • Harpers Memorial Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
Springs: 12
  • Big Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Sand Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Bucher Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Swarey Spring: 22.5 mi
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pavillon 4: 1.8 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 1.8 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 1.8 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 1.8 mi
  • Pavillon 5: 2.0 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Round Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clarks KnobSSW 194°709 m13.9 mi
Butler KnobWNW 283°708 m15.3 mi
Round KnobW 267°699 m21.3 mi
Eckenrode KnobSE 138°683 m2.6 mi
Big Round TopENE 64°672 m2.2 mi
Stone MountainNNW 338°668 m22.6 mi
Fenton KnobE 95°664 m4.3 mi
Rising MountainSSE 147°662 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4220:0420:45
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3116:0516:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341536371767466554435
Precip in3.22.73.73.64.04.04.03.34.33.33.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1185544 — Round Top, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357306539

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