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Roundtop

Roundtop, seen from above at true elevation

Roundtop rises to 432 m in Pennsylvania. Painter Rock Hill stands 893 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 12 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49070177, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
432 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.09313, -79.66698

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Forest Park: 2.5 mi
  • Pittsburgh Street Park: 3.9 mi
  • Garfield Park: 4.1 mi
  • Loucks Park: 4.3 mi
  • Kendi Park: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 50
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 3.1 mi
  • Scottdale War Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • Gratztown War Memorial: 11.3 mi
  • California Veterans Memorial: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Fallingwater: 16.7 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 17.1 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 18.5 mi
  • Wharton Furnace: 18.5 mi
  • Flatrock: 18.9 mi
Peaks: 32
Museums: 21
Nature reserves: 18
Picnic sites: 14
  • Quiet Acres 2: 14.3 mi
  • Shepard: 14.5 mi
  • Blue Grass 2: 14.5 mi
  • Hay Loft: 14.5 mi
  • Timothy 1: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 9
  • Formal Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 17.3 mi
  • McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 19.7 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 11.7 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 11.8 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 13.6 mi
  • McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 19.4 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Francis Spring: 18.0 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 15.5 mi
  • Redds Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 15.6 mi
  • Keystone Beach: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter Rock HillE893 m19.6 mi
Birch Rock HillE891 m18.8 mi
Sugarloaf KnobSSE812 m21.0 mi
Fulton KnobS804 m15.5 mi
Spook HillESE770 m18.1 mi
Elk RockSSE694 m11.7 mi
Sun HillESE655 m12.9 mi
Pine KnobS652 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5020:1120:52
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3816:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239516169737265544335
Precip in3.23.03.64.24.74.94.74.43.93.43.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Connellsville 2 SSW, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1185560 — Roundtop, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357306604

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