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Butler Mountain

Butler Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Butler Mountain rises to 396 m in Tennessee. Rockstack stands 1,335 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ballplay Recreation Area, a park 1.7 miles away. Cherohala Skyway passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31664898, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.50425, -84.17047

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 27
  • Wildcat Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Falls Branch Falls: 11.9 mi
  • Baby Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Bald River Falls: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 11
  • Sequoyah Birthplace Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Greenback Heritage Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Charles Hall Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Carmichael Inn Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Lenoir City Museum & Cotton: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 4
  • Look Rock Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 23.4 mi
  • Cades Cove Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
  • Saratoga Pavillion: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Poplar Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Hardin Spring: 21.4 mi
  • Ebb and Flow Spring: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Cheeyo Park: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Sam Houston Statue: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Butler Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
RockstackSE 130°1,335 m11.5 mi
Big FodderstackSE 128°1,321 m10.3 mi
Chestnut KnobSE 131°1,319 m12.0 mi
Rattlesnake RockSSE 151°1,239 m12.4 mi
Brush MountainSE 142°1,218 m11.4 mi
Hemlock KnobSSE 159°1,211 m10.7 mi
Ikes PeakSE 141°1,155 m10.5 mi
Ikes PeakSE 141°1,155 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2220:1820:56
September equinox07:2519:0219:35
December solstice07:4316:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351596875787771594842
Precip in4.64.94.94.84.94.55.34.14.13.24.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tellico Plains, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356791652

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