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Roundtop

Roundtop, seen from above at true elevation

Roundtop rises to 770 m in Virginia. Bald Knob stands 1,232 m to the east-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Moore Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway runs past it.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49070188, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
770 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.68986, -79.32642

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Otto Cline Powell monument: 2.3 mi
  • Indian and Settler Conflict: 7.4 mi
  • Colonel Claudius Crozet: 9.1 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • VMI World War II Memorial: 9.1 mi
Parks
Museums: 21
Artworks: 20
Gardens: 15
Attractions: 14
Springs: 11
  • Cow Camp Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Wiggins Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Hog Camp Gap Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Marble Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Waterfalls: 6
  • Panther Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Lace Falls: 13.1 mi
  • Apple Orchard Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Falling Water Cascades: 20.3 mi
  • St. Mary's Falls: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Fairfield Safety Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Chris Lantos Waterfront: 20.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Roundtop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobENE 58°1,232 m6.6 mi
Mount PleasantENE 67°1,223 m9.2 mi
Cole MountainENE 57°1,197 m7.9 mi
Floyds MountainENE 62°1,061 m8.4 mi
Little Rocky MountainENE 65°1,034 m8.2 mi
Buck MountainNE 52°1,025 m6.1 mi
Bluff MountainSSW 208°1,015 m2.3 mi
Big Rocky RowSW 222°910 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5519:29
June solstice05:5720:0420:43
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3016:2217:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744546371757467564537
Precip in3.12.83.53.74.14.84.13.33.73.13.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1493511 — Roundtop, Amherst County, Virginia.

OpenStreetMap element node/356582059

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