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Butterson Knob

Butterson Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Butterson Knob rises to 590 m in Tennessee. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nunley Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31664971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
590 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.56591, -85.78998

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 25
Waterfalls: 14
  • Greeter Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Ranger Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Horsepound Falls: 14.1 mi
  • Suter Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Savage Falls: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 5
  • Savage Gulf State Park: 12.3 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 14.6 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 15.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 15.4 mi
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 24.3 mi
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 22.6 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 22.7 mi
  • Saddleback Platform: 25.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Old Shelter (ruins): 9.6 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Butterson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ross MountainSE 143°715 m18.6 mi
Lockhart HillESE 113°694 m19.0 mi
Price MountainESE 116°689 m18.1 mi
Jakes MountainE 99°670 m16.9 mi
Wolfpen MountainESE 108°664 m19.2 mi
Stocker HillSSE 150°654 m17.3 mi
Black MountainESE 102°649 m18.0 mi
Smartt MountainE 88°645 m20.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2218:55
June solstice05:2919:2520:03
September equinox06:3218:0818:42
December solstice06:5015:5516:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414452616875787772615044
Precip in4.65.05.25.04.74.54.83.73.93.24.25.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Minnville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356851267

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