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Round Top Knob

Round Top Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Round Top Knob rises to 974 m in Virginia. Mount Rogers stands 1,744 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Brushy Mountain - Mollies Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Mount Rogers Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
974 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.84674, -81.62251

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 18
  • Hugh Helton Veterans Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
  • Settlers Museum of Southwest Virginia: 14.8 mi
  • Laurel Creek Park: 17.2 mi
  • Overlook Park: 18.0 mi
  • Williams Park: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 6
Springs: 6
Historic sites: 6
  • AT2020: 17.3 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 17.3 mi
  • Wheel of Freedom: 17.5 mi
  • Peery & St. Clair Building: 19.4 mi
  • Another Way (ShortCut): 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Comer’s Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Straight Branch Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Whitetop Laurel Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Gentry Creek Falls: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Wooly: 8.2 mi
  • Newman Basket Company: 17.3 mi
  • Heartwood: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Dr. Catherine Smith Garden: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Round Top Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount RogersSSE 161°1,744 m13.6 mi
Grave MountainSSE 162°1,540 m10.8 mi
Double TopSSE 164°1,382 m10.4 mi
Flattop MountainNW 309°1,379 m10.1 mi
Hurricane MountainSSE 153°1,355 m11.0 mi
Redrock MountainWNW 297°1,345 m11.4 mi
Flat TopSSE 157°1,341 m10.9 mi
Grave MountainS 170°1,331 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0419:39
June solstice06:0820:1120:50
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3616:3417:14

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744536270737267554437
Precip in3.83.84.34.34.34.45.14.53.53.03.04.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saltville 1N, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356583818

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