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Butler Mountain

Butler Mountain, a peak in North Carolina
Butler Mountain, a peak in North CarolinaNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Butler Mountain, a peak in North Carolina
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Butler Mountain rises to 1,086 m in North Carolina. Little Pisgah Mountain stands 1,341 m to the east-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldwin Gap, a peak 1.0 miles away. Blue Ridge Parkway passes 1.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in North Carolina, United States of America

Wikidata Q31619236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1086 m
Getting there

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Coordinates35.53150, -82.46845

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ray L Kisiah Park: 2.7 mi
  • Ballantree neighborhood park: 2.9 mi
  • Murphy-Oakley Park: 3.4 mi
  • Asheville Recreation Park: 3.7 mi
  • Anne Patton Joyce Park: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Little Bearwallow Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Puncheon Camp Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Bead and Lace Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Tom's Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Broad River Falls: 11.1 mi
Historic sites: 37
Gardens: 25
Museums: 20
  • Asheville Art Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center: 6.4 mi
  • Asheville Museum of Science: 6.5 mi
  • Bob Moog Foundation: 6.5 mi
  • Asheville Pinball Museum: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Statue of Diana: 4.5 mi
  • Tebbé Davies Fine Art Studios: 6.1 mi
  • Wake: 6.2 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 6.3 mi
  • Foundation Graffiti Park: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • N. Mills River Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Pisgah Picnic: 18.0 mi
  • Mt Mitchell Picnic Grounds: 19.9 mi
  • Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
  • Coontree Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 9.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 15.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Butler Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Pisgah MountainESE 106°1,341 m7.9 mi
Jesses High TopENE 63°1,326 m7.1 mi
High WindyENE 70°1,321 m7.8 mi
Black KnobENE 74°1,291 m7.3 mi
Bearwallow MountainSE 128°1,281 m8.0 mi
High Hickory KnobNE 54°1,231 m5.2 mi
Flat TopNE 56°1,215 m5.3 mi
Little Bearwallow MountainESE 124°1,208 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:49
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3616:4217:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333642526065686762534336
Precip in4.53.74.74.64.14.44.94.65.23.84.14.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Swannanoa 2 SSE, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806858

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