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Roundtop

Roundtop, seen from above at true elevation

Roundtop rises to 2,109 m in Oregon. Mount Thielsen stands 2,799 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Palisades, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Volcanic Legacy runs past it.

What the record says

Elevation
2109 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.96532, -122.05748

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 30
Springs: 27
Waterfalls: 16
Parks: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Vidae Falls Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Goodbye Picnic Area: 8.2 mi
  • Lodgepole Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
  • Annie Falls (and Udo's): 10.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Northbound: 19.8 mi
  • Union Creek Wayside: 20.1 mi
  • Beaver Marsh Rest Area - Southbound: 20.1 mi
Museums: 2
  • Crater Lake Lodge History: 5.7 mi
  • Collier State Park Logging Museum: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 21.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Roundtop. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ThielsenN 358°2,799.4 m13.0 mi
Mount ScottSE 144°2,636 m3.6 mi
Mount BaileyNNW 328°2,550.6 m15.5 mi
Howlock MountainN 3°2,546.299 m15.7 mi
Garfield PeakSW 218°2,454 m5.4 mi
Llao RockW 278°2,453 m4.0 mi
Applegate PeakSSW 208°2,450 m5.1 mi
CloudcapSSE 161°2,444 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4319:21
June solstice05:3020:0820:52
September equinox06:5618:3019:07
December solstice07:3715:5116:37

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jul–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272628323945555550403126
Precip in10.17.57.86.23.62.30.80.81.94.89.611.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crater Lake NPS HQ, 6 mi away.

Inside the official boundary of Crater Lake National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1148806 — Roundtop, Klamath County, Oregon.

OpenStreetMap element node/357314938

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