Roundtop
Roundtop rises to 1,356 m in Nebraska. Hogback Mountain stands 1,545 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Coyote Rock, a peak 0.6 miles away. Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nebraska, United States of America.
Wikidata Q34902104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,356 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Western Trails Scenic and Historic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Gold Rush Byway
87 named places within 25 miles
- Melbeta Community Park: 4.5 mi
- Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- McLellan Park: 10.5 mi
- Rebecca Winters Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Oregon Trail Park: 11.0 mi
- Coyote Rock: 0.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.8 mi
- Little Haystack Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Big Haystack Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Sheep Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Bayard Depot Museum: 9.1 mi
- Bayard Chimney Rock Museum: 9.1 mi
- North Platte Valley Museum: 11.0 mi
- Legacy of the Plains Museum: 12.3 mi
- Western Nebraska Mexican American Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
- Union Pacific Steam Powered Locomotive: 11.5 mi
- Scott's Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 15.7 mi
- Courthouse and Jail Rocks Historical Marker: 22.9 mi
- Stone Fire Ring: 9.3 mi
- Ashford: 10.7 mi
- Dino: 12.1 mi
- Corn Maze at Legacy of the Plains: 12.4 mi
- Scotts Spring: 13.1 mi
- Langs Point: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Roundtop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,545 m | 12.8 mi |
| Lovers Leap Butte | SW 224° | 1,500 m | 18.8 mi |
| Table Top Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,465 m | 13.4 mi |
| Lone Pine Butte | S 183° | 1,464 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bighorn Mountain | S 189° | 1,411 m | 12.4 mi |
| Bead Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,405 m | 6.0 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 251° | 1,404 m | 11.9 mi |
| Signal Butte | WNW 284° | 1,396 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 31 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsbluff W B Heilig FLD AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357761759
Day trips start here
- Gering · 11 mi
- Scottsbluff · 13 mi
- Scotts Bluff National Monument · 14 mi
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