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Roundtop

Roundtop, seen from above at true elevation

Roundtop rises to 1,051 m in North Carolina. Toxaway Mountain stands 1,452 m to the north-northwest, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtleback Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Whitewater Way runs past it.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31639497, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1051 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.10399, -82.96292

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Parks
  • Silver Run Falls: 6.4 mi
  • McKinney Meadow: 7.5 mi
  • Cashiers Village Green Park: 7.9 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 8.1 mi
  • Champion Park: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 22
Historic sites: 18
  • Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 11.6 mi
  • North Carolina Confederate Veterans Memorial Forest: 14.1 mi
  • Camp John Rock: 15.8 mi
  • General Pickens Monument: 16.3 mi
  • Chattooga Town: 17.9 mi
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 8
  • Brevard Community Garden: 15.2 mi
  • Cullowhee Community Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Common Gardening: 20.1 mi
  • Common Gardening: 20.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Ear: 18.5 mi
  • Chalice: 18.8 mi
  • American Eclipse: 18.9 mi
  • Wi: 18.9 mi
  • Moai Statue: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 9.6 mi
  • North Beach: 18.6 mi
  • South Beach: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Roundtop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Toxaway MountainNNW 329°1,452 m2.3 mi
Cold MountainNNW 343°1,414 m4.5 mi
Chimneytop MountainW 269°1,401 m5.7 mi
Little Hogback MountainNW 309°1,392 m3.8 mi
Hogback MountainNW 309°1,386 m3.8 mi
Laurel KnobWNW 304°1,380 m6.3 mi
Blackrock MountainNW 323°1,370 m6.0 mi
Panthertail MountainN 351°1,365 m4.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1920:1220:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:30
December solstice07:3716:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374046546268717065554640
Precip in8.77.17.87.47.07.89.48.99.46.77.78.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lake Toxaway 2 SW, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809117

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