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Big Butt

Big Butt, seen from above at true elevation

Big Butt rises to 1,467 m in Tennessee. Big Stamp stands 1,639 m to the east-southeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gravel Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Interstate 26 Scenic Highway passes 8.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31616717, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1467 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.06589, -82.63262

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Waterfalls: 24
  • Squibb Creek Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Pete's Branch Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Margarette Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Trillium Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Longarm Branch Falls: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Moye Rest: 8.6 mi
  • Shelton Laurel Massacre: 11.0 mi
  • McKee Street "Flagship of Greeneville Mayoralty": 12.9 mi
  • Valentine Sevier Home: 12.9 mi
  • WWII Memorial: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 15
Museums: 14
  • David Crockett Museum: 9.8 mi
  • Doak House Museum: 10.5 mi
  • The Greeneville Greene County History Museum: 13.0 mi
  • City Garage Car Museum: 13.0 mi
  • Clinchfield Railroad Museum: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Rock Bridge: 21.3 mi
  • Black Mountain Range: 21.3 mi
  • Petal & Leaves: 21.3 mi
  • Friends: 21.3 mi
  • Stream: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 5
  • French Broad Rafting: 16.2 mi
  • Navitat Canopy Adventures: 21.5 mi
  • Johnson City Sign: 23.3 mi
  • Downtown Square Breezeway: 23.4 mi
  • Little Snowball Lookout Tower: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 21.1 mi
  • I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 21.1 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Big Butt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big StampESE 122°1,639 m9.4 mi
Green Ridge KnobSSE 157°1,480 m1.6 mi
Camp Creek BaldWSW 238°1,480 m5.5 mi
Gravel KnobSE 137°1,478 m0.4 mi
Little Bald MountainWSW 241°1,438 m5.3 mi
Wilson KnobENE 74°1,396 m3.2 mi
Sugarloaf KnobS 169°1,393 m5.2 mi
Lick RockSSE 167°1,393 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0919:43
June solstice06:1520:1320:51
September equinox07:1918:5519:29
December solstice07:3816:4117:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047566573767569584740
Precip in3.53.84.04.44.34.35.04.43.02.72.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greeneville EXP STN, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356884086

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