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Butt Mountain

Butt Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Butt Mountain rises to 818 m in North Carolina. Snaggy Mountain stands 1,027 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is King Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31619276, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
818 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.25734, -82.41484

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Powerhouse Falls: 1.7 mi
  • Bell Park Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Edge of the World Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Lake Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Case Falls: 3.8 mi
Parks
  • Tuxedo Park: 2.4 mi
  • The Park at Flat Rock: 2.5 mi
  • McCreery Park: 4.0 mi
  • Gatewate Park: 4.4 mi
  • Jackson Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 48
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 3.5 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 4.7 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 4.9 mi
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Blue Ridge Forest Clubhouse: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 31
  • Pollinator Garden: 2.5 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Native Azalea Garden: 19.6 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 19.7 mi
  • Plants of Promise Garden: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Orange Bear: 15.0 mi
  • Maria: 17.0 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 19.3 mi
  • Globe: 19.7 mi
  • Springtime in TR: 20.4 mi
Museums: 19
Attractions: 18
  • Historical Downtown: 4.8 mi
  • Southern X793: 5.0 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 6.8 mi
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 6.9 mi
  • WNC Agricultural Center: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 9
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 19.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 23.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Butt Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snaggy MountainWSW 251°1,027 m6.1 mi
Rich MountainWSW 248°1,002 m5.8 mi
Ann MountainWSW 253°990 m4.6 mi
Hammond MountainWSW 246°963 m4.7 mi
Rush MountainWSW 246°943 m3.2 mi
Horsepen MountainWSW 254°928 m6.0 mi
Mackerel MountainSW 215°926 m7.0 mi
Corbin MountainS 190°924 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0819:42
June solstice06:1620:1120:48
September equinox07:1818:5519:28
December solstice07:3516:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374147566471747367574740
Precip in5.34.34.94.84.44.95.85.75.04.14.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hendersonville 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357806860

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