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Roundtop Mountain

Roundtop Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Roundtop Mountain rises to 929 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the north-northeast, 1.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Palace Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in South Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31426704, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
929 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.04261, -82.78458

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Rock Palace Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Poplar Hollow Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Firefly Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Mountain Cat Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Lower Poplar Hollow Falls: 0.8 mi
Parks
  • Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.5 mi
  • Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 5.4 mi
  • Dug Mountain Angler Access Area: 7.0 mi
  • Champion Park: 7.4 mi
  • Bootleg Access Area: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 31
  • Caesars Head Hotel: 10.1 mi
  • Lake Wattacoo: 12.0 mi
  • Looper Memorial Marker: 13.7 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 14.1 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 18
Gardens: 11
  • Rose Garden: 11.8 mi
  • English Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 13.1 mi
  • Common Gardening: 17.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 11
Museums: 10
Attractions: 9
  • Devil's Kitchen: 9.9 mi
  • The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 11.9 mi
  • M1: 13.4 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 18.7 mi
  • Bear Lake Reserve: 20.1 mi
Nature reserves: 9
  • Green Mountain Preserve: 13.4 mi
  • Bracken Preserve: 14.2 mi
  • Nalley Brown Nature Park: 19.3 mi
  • Kelsey Trail Preserve: 23.0 mi
  • Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 23.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Moody Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Indian Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Sandstone Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.6 mi
  • North Beach: 15.9 mi
  • South Beach: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Roundtop Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sassafras MountainNNE 15°1,087 m1.6 mi
Hickorynut MountainENE 64°1,063 m1.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainESE 104°1,041 m2.5 mi
Indian Camp MountainN 351°1,027 m3.0 mi
Slicking MountainNE 55°1,013 m6.1 mi
Burnt MountainNW 326°1,011 m3.7 mi
Rock MountainE 96°1,003 m0.6 mi
Whiteoak MountainNE 44°1,002 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:43
June solstice06:1820:1220:49
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:3616:4517:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404350586674777671605043
Precip in6.85.36.25.25.05.26.16.45.35.25.36.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357096176

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