Roundtop

Roundtop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Roundtop

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Roundtop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.82358, -103.58382. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roundtop

• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~2 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~6 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~16 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~40 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~51 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~58 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~60 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~72 km · Must-see
• Angostura Dam · lake · Fall River · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pine Butte · viewpoint · Sioux · ~1 km
• Mike Kern Hills · viewpoint · Dawes · ~10 km
• Benedict Buttes · viewpoint · Dawes · ~12 km
• Sugar Loaf Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~13 km
• Stony Hill · viewpoint · Sioux · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Roundtop

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Roundtop

• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~107 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~119 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~128 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~134 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~134 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Butte · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~137 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~138 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~142 km · Must-see

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