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Cobb Butt

Cobb Butt, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates35.57438, -83.79135

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • 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
Waterfalls
  • 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
Attractions
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 20
Historic sites: 16
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
Artworks: 5
  • Sam Houston Statue: 16.0 mi
  • Bear: 18.9 mi
  • Fish: 19.8 mi
  • Veterans Statue: 23.9 mi
  • Dolly Parton: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Vista Gardens: 18.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thunderhead MountainE 95°1,685.16 m4.8 mi
Rocky TopE 99°1,657.32 m4.4 mi
Blockhouse MountainESE 110°1,650.92 m4.8 mi
Brier KnobE 93°1,591.05 m6.3 mi
Devils Race PatchESE 102°1,564.85 m5.1 mi
De Armond BaldESE 116°1,554.75 m4.5 mi
Mt. SquiresESE 106°1,540.46 m2.9 mi
Spence FieldESE 103°1,509.76 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2120:1720:55
September equinox07:2419:0019:34
December solstice07:4216:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047566269727166564640
Precip in5.64.95.35.25.15.56.14.44.93.34.45.6

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356795078

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