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Roundtop

Roundtop, seen from above at true elevation

Roundtop rises to 1,052 m in New York. Bearpen Mountain stands 1,098 m to the south-southeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is North Bearpen Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Roundtop is a mountain located in the Catskill Mountains of New York east-northeast of Roxbury. Hack Flats is located west-southwest, Negro Hill is located north, and Bearpen Mountain is located southeast of Roundtop.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q34831469, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1052 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.29397, -74.49043

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 46
Historic sites: 26
Parks: 25
  • Kirkside Park: 3.8 mi
  • Ashland Park: 7.8 mi
  • Lower Birch Creek Trailhead of the Shandaken Wild Forest: 9.6 mi
  • Fleischmann Athletic Park: 9.8 mi
  • Mine Kill State Park: 9.8 mi
Museums: 13
  • Zadock Pratt Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Pratt Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Gilboa Museum: 7.6 mi
  • New York Power Authority Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center: 10.8 mi
  • Lansing Manor House: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 11
Attractions: 4
Artworks: 4
Springs: 4
  • Devil's Acre spring: 16.0 mi
  • Elm Ridge piped spring: 16.3 mi
  • Piped Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Table Mountain Spring: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • East Worcester Rest Area: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Roundtop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearpen MountainSSE 157°1,098 m2.2 mi
Vly MountainSE 146°1,079.3 m4.1 mi
North Bearpen MountainSSE 167°1,076 m1.5 mi
Halcott MountainSSE 161°1,069.54 m8.3 mi
Huntersfield MountainENE 60°1,043 m8.5 mi
South BearpenS 182°1,040 m3.3 mi
Sleeping LionSSE 150°1,039 m7.6 mi
Bearpen FlatsS 186°1,036 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3319:10
June solstice05:2219:5620:39
September equinox06:4618:2018:57
December solstice07:2415:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222431435564696760483829
Precip in2.82.43.33.83.64.74.84.44.14.43.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lansing Manor, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357583079

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