Round Top Mountain

Round Top Mountain rises to 483 m in Alabama. Potato Knob stands 510 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Burritt Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away.
The story
mountain in Alabama, United States of America
Wikidata Q31495087, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 483 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Scenic Overlook: 0.4 mi
- Hermitage Park: 1.1 mi
- Maple Hill Park: 1.8 mi
- California Street Park: 2.1 mi
- Monte Sano Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Sand Point: 1.3 mi
- Garth Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Echols Hill: 2.4 mi
- Monte Sano Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Panther Knob: 2.7 mi
- Three Caves: 1.1 mi
- Japanese Friendship Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 3.1 mi
- Huntsville Depot: 3.2 mi
- Alabama A&M Agribition Center: 4.5 mi
- Pine Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Sublett Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Bucklight Point: 11.8 mi
- Coffee Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Hotel Monte Sano: 1.8 mi
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Eternal Flame: 2.8 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 2.9 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 3.0 mi
- Artistic Images: 2.2 mi
- Moon Gate: 2.3 mi
- Travelers: 2.7 mi
- Small Bull sculpture: 2.7 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 2.8 mi
- Burritt Museum: 0.1 mi
- Weeden House: 2.6 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum & Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Early Works Museum: 2.7 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 2.7 mi
- Alm's Spring: 0.7 mi
- The Spring House: 1.5 mi
- Fagan Spring: 1.6 mi
- Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 2.0 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 2.1 mi
- Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Pavilion 7: 3.5 mi
- Pavilion 12: 3.5 mi
- Pavilion 11: 3.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 3.5 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 13.1 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 2.4 mi
- Marie's Garden: 4.2 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 9.4 mi
- Waterfall: 4.4 mi
- Talucah Beach: 14.5 mi
- Little Nashville: 17.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Round Top Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | NE 46° | 510 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | ENE 63° | 508 m | 12.6 mi |
| Monte Sano Mountain | NE 39° | 494 m | 2.5 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | E 82° | 490 m | 3.5 mi |
| Logan Point | NE 35° | 481 m | 3.1 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | SSE 158° | 476 m | 3.4 mi |
| Sand Point | SE 144° | 463 m | 1.3 mi |
| Jasper Point | ENE 66° | 462 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358926982
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