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Butler Knob

Butler Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Butler Knob rises to 610 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Simms Hill, a peak 1.8 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31424063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
610 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.63291, -81.60315

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 2.5 mi
  • South Mountains State Park: 3.2 mi
  • George Hildebeand Community Park: 5.2 mi
  • Methodist Park: 6.1 mi
  • Valdese Recreation Center: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Little River Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 2.8 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 6.4 mi
Museums: 26
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 8.7 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 9.0 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 9.1 mi
  • Hickory Aviation Museum: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 10
  • Historic Town Limits: 9.0 mi
  • Historic Town Limit: 9.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
  • Old Hickory Tavern: 16.3 mi
  • Catawba County War Memorial: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Observation Deck: 11.2 mi
  • McDowell County Rest Area: 23.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Westbound: 23.3 mi
  • Marion Rest Area - Eastbound: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 19.2 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 19.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 21.6 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Raven Cliff: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Butler Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobW 261°918 m8.6 mi
Hickory KnobW 262°907 m7.6 mi
Propst MountainW 262°905 m8.6 mi
Buzzard RoostW 262°901 m8.0 mi
Walker TopW 276°886 m6.6 mi
Benn KnobSW 215°882 m5.7 mi
Rainbow MountainWSW 255°874 m6.3 mi
Hickorynut MountainWSW 251°870 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1220:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806856

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