Big Butte
Big Butte rises to 963 m in North Carolina. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Proctor, a ghost town 1.1 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31616743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 962.868 m
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 14 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 18 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 18 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Matt Mountain: 1.3 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.3 mi
- Round Mountain Knob: 2.5 mi
- Little Shuckstack: 3.5 mi
- Bee Cove Knob: 3.6 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 7.0 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Yellow Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Upper Bear Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Bear Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Graham County Park: 11.9 mi
- Swain County Park: 12.2 mi
- Ferebee Memorial Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- David Monteith Park: 15.0 mi
- Swan Cabin: 16.5 mi
- Tree of Shame: 9.8 mi
- Flat Branch boat launch: 11.1 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest: 13.0 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 13.1 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 14.7 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 10.7 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 10.9 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 14.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Museum: 17.1 mi
- Swain County Visitor Center and Heritage Museum: 17.2 mi
- The Jump-up: 10.9 mi
- Winding Stairs: 13.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Emert Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Swain County War Dead Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 18.5 mi
- Fort Harry: 19.2 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 9.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Proctor: 1.1 mi
- Judson: 11.4 mi
- Calderwood: 13.8 mi
- Elkmont: 15.7 mi
- Bear: 21.8 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 23.3 mi
- Fish: 24.4 mi
- Selu Statue: 24.8 mi
- Vista Gardens: 21.4 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.0 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 24.0 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 17.6 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 18.6 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 18.4 mi
- Wine Spring: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Big Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,685.16 m | 7.2 mi |
| Rocky Top | NNE 15° | 1,657.32 m | 6.8 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | NNE 20° | 1,650.92 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brier Knob | NNE 28° | 1,591.05 m | 7.9 mi |
| Welch Bald | E 79° | 1,577.95 m | 6.7 mi |
| High Rocks | ENE 74° | 1,577.95 m | 7.3 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | NNE 21° | 1,564.85 m | 6.6 mi |
| De Armond Bald | NNE 16° | 1,554.75 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robbinsville AG 5 NE, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357806504
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