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Big Butte

Big Butte, seen from above at true elevation

Big Butte rises to 499 m in Tennessee. Cross Mountain stands 1,075 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is RC Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31662329, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
499 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07480, -84.30576

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • RC Park: 1.5 mi
  • Arrow Head Park: 3.4 mi
  • Marlow Park: 3.9 mi
  • Highland View Park: 4.1 mi
  • Lasalle Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks
Museums: 23
Cliffs: 18
Springs: 10
  • Massengil Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Herron Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 18.7 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Abandoned Train: 6.7 mi
  • Aspire: 10.2 mi
  • Norris Dam Visitor Center: 16.0 mi
  • Train Cars: 19.1 mi
  • Winona General Store: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Emory Gap Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Debord Falls: 10.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Big Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cross MountainNNE 26°1,075 m9.5 mi
The Flag PoleNNE 26°1,075 m9.5 mi
Redoak MountainNNE 22°1,027 m8.1 mi
Big FodderstackWNW 290°1,013 m6.6 mi
Buffalo MountainN 358°1,008 m6.0 mi
Stallion MountainWNW 304°1,007 m9.2 mi
Squire KnobWNW 302°1,002 m9.9 mi
Frozen HeadWNW 291°1,001 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:49
June solstice06:2120:2020:58
September equinox07:2619:0219:36
December solstice07:4516:4717:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606876797872614942
Precip in5.15.65.15.24.14.65.53.53.83.14.65.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — OAK Ridge Asos, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356788092

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