Coon Butt
Coon Butt rises to 705 m in Tennessee. De Armond Bald stands 1,555 m to the east-southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Double, a peak 1.0 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Coon Butt is a summit in Blount County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is located within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With an elevation of 2,326 feet (709 m), Coon Butt is the 422nd highest mountain of Tennessee. Coon Butt has been noted for its unusual place name.
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Wikidata Q31667685, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 705.431 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 16.5 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 18 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 19 mi
- Whig Cove · 20 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spruce Double: 1.0 mi
- The Horseshoe: 1.1 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mount Lanier: 3.3 mi
- High Point: 3.6 mi
- Abrams Falls: 1.8 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 5.6 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 7.9 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 7.9 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 8.3 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 7.4 mi
- Tree of Shame: 8.6 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 10.3 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 12.2 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 12.9 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 11.5 mi
- Pearson Springs Park: 12.0 mi
- Sandy Springs Park: 12.2 mi
- Maryville College Woods: 12.3 mi
- Morton Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Morton Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Emert Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 13.1 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 14.6 mi
- Chota Monument: 14.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 16.2 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 9.3 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 12.7 mi
- Greenback Heritage Museum: 17.7 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 18.5 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 18.6 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 5.7 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 10.9 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Calderwood: 8.8 mi
- Proctor: 11.2 mi
- Elkmont: 17.0 mi
- Judson: 21.4 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 20.8 mi
- William Hastie Natural Area: 24.1 mi
- Baker Creek Preserve: 24.5 mi
- Marie Myers Park: 24.6 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 12.9 mi
- Bear: 22.5 mi
- Fish: 22.6 mi
- Vista Gardens: 22.4 mi
- Cheeyo Park: 24.0 mi
- Cherohala Skyway restroom/trail head: 20.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Coon Butt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| De Armond Bald | ESE 107° | 1,554.75 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mt. Squires | ESE 102° | 1,540.46 m | 7.4 mi |
| Spence Field | E 101° | 1,509.76 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gregory Bald | S 177° | 1,505.1 m | 4.4 mi |
| Gregorys Little Bald | S 170° | 1,452 m | 4.4 mi |
| Devils Tater Patch | ESE 119° | 1,451 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Bald | ESE 116° | 1,445 m | 5.4 mi |
| Parson Bald | S 188° | 1,441.65 m | 4.8 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 | 17:27 |
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, 5 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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1281159 — Coon Butt, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/2310452574
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