Big Round Top

Big Round Top
Round Top[1]: a  — Great Round Top[1]: a 
Round Top Mountain[2] — Sugar Loaf Hill[1]
Hill
1863 O'Sullivan image of Big Round Top[specify] beyond Little Round Top breastworks
1863 O'Sullivan image of Big Round Top[specify]
beyond Little Round Top breastworks
Big Round Top is located in Pennsylvania
Big Round Top
Big Round Top
Coordinates: 39°47′10.5″N 77°14′21.1″W / 39.786250°N 77.239194°W / 39.786250; -77.239194
LocationNE slope @ Little Round Top
GeologyPennsylvania Piedmont
physiographic region
WebsiteGettysburg Scenic Vistas (nps.gov)[permanent dead link]

Big Round Top is a boulder-strewn hill notable as the topographic high point[3]: 3  of the Gettysburg Battlefield and for 1863 American Civil War engagements for which Medals of Honor were awarded. In addition to battle monuments, a historic reconstruction era structure on the uninhabited hill is the Big Round Top Observation Tower Foundation Ruin.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference StarandSentinel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Norton, Lemuel B (September 18, 1863). "Report of…Chief Signal Officer…Gettysburg Campaign". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ^ "Geologic Resources Inventory Report" (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Natural Resource Program Center (NPS). 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  4. ^ Climbing Big Round Top