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Roundtop

Roundtop, seen from above at true elevation

Roundtop rises to 512 m in West Virginia. High Point stands 789 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ridge Road Historic District, a park 4.7 miles away. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in West Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31495130, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
512 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.41986, -78.08900

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ridge Road Historic District: 4.7 mi
  • North Mountain Paintball: 5.7 mi
  • Mill Creek Historic District: 6.2 mi
  • Bunker Hill Historic District: 6.3 mi
  • Ambrose Park: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Museums: 40
  • Belle Boyd House: 7.3 mi
  • For the Kids by George Children's Museum: 7.3 mi
  • Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 12.6 mi
  • CCC museum: 13.8 mi
  • Jefferson County Museum: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Farnham Colossi: 9.1 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 13.9 mi
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 13.9 mi
  • Almost Heaven Sign: 14.0 mi
  • Almost Heaven Swing: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Welcome Pineapple: 14.3 mi
  • Stars and Stripes Apple Statue: 15.7 mi
  • White House Apple Statue: 16.0 mi
  • Morgan Arts Council: 16.1 mi
  • Bites of Local Life Apple Statue: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Springs: 9
  • Neglar Spring: 5.3 mi
  • A natural spring at the Central Trail: 13.3 mi
  • Natural Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Town Spring: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Beach 2: 14.4 mi
  • Beach 1: 14.7 mi
  • Beach 3: 15.0 mi
  • Shenandoah Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
  • River Access: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Virginia Welcome Center at Clear Brook: 12.3 mi
  • Gainsboro Tourist Park: 13.3 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 17.3 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Four Square Garden: 19.6 mi
  • Herman Rubenstein Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 24.6 mi
  • Community Garden: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Dargan Bend: 19.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Roundtop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High PointW 277°789 m13.9 mi
Cacapon 2NW 304°673 m14.3 mi
Sleepy Creek MountainWNW 295°580 m6.3 mi
Purslane MountainNW 308°568 m18.9 mi
Shockeys KnobWSW 255°567 m7.7 mi
Pinkerton KnobNNW 345°549 m8.6 mi
High RockW 267°529 m6.8 mi
Fairview MountainNNE 21°505 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4620:0320:43
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:3016:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323543546371767467554536
Precip in2.62.13.43.44.03.93.83.04.03.02.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356525246

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