Cobb Butt
Cobb Butt rises to 1,177 m in Tennessee. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pole Knob, a peak 0.7 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in the United States of America
Wikidata Q31667373, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1176.8 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 16 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 19 mi
- Newfound Gap Overlook · 21 mi
- Deep Creek Valley Overlook #1 · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pole Knob: 0.7 mi
- McCampbell Knob: 1.7 mi
- Little Bald: 1.7 mi
- Devils Tater Patch: 1.9 mi
- Lawson Gant Lot: 2.0 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 2.7 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 5.0 mi
- Abrams Falls: 5.5 mi
- Meadow Branch Cascade: 6.9 mi
- Spruce Flats Falls: 7.4 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 5.9 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 8.1 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 10.3 mi
- Tree of Shame: 10.4 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 12.5 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 14.9 mi
- Amerine Park: 15.0 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 15.2 mi
- Pearson Springs Park: 15.3 mi
- Sandy Springs Park: 15.4 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 7.5 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 15.5 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 17.4 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 17.6 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 17.7 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 15.6 mi
- 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 16.0 mi
- Sugarlands Stone Cabin: 16.7 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 17.1 mi
- Emert Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Morton Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Morton Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 2.3 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 16.0 mi
- Bear: 18.9 mi
- Fish: 19.8 mi
- Veterans Statue: 23.9 mi
- Dolly Parton: 23.9 mi
- Proctor: 7.9 mi
- Calderwood: 12.2 mi
- Elkmont: 13.1 mi
- Judson: 17.5 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 16.6 mi
- Greenbrier: 24.6 mi
- Vista Gardens: 18.7 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 22.1 mi
- Emerts Cove Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Cobb Butt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | E 95° | 1,685.16 m | 4.8 mi |
| Rocky Top | E 99° | 1,657.32 m | 4.4 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,650.92 m | 4.8 mi |
| Brier Knob | E 93° | 1,591.05 m | 6.3 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | ESE 102° | 1,564.85 m | 5.1 mi |
| De Armond Bald | ESE 116° | 1,554.75 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mt. Squires | ESE 106° | 1,540.46 m | 2.9 mi |
| Spence Field | ESE 103° | 1,509.76 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:17 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Townsend 5S, 2 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356795078
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