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High Butte

High Butte, seen from above at true elevation

High Butte rises to 928 m in Virginia. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Knob, a peak 2.1 miles away. Coal Heritage Trail - VA passes 1.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in Virginia, United States of America

Wikidata Q49036230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
928 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.84815, -82.83544

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 44
  • Cadet Park: 2.3 mi
  • Frog Level Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bullitt Park: 3.2 mi
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Carnes Gym Field: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 24
Historic sites: 11
  • Highest Point in Kentucky: 5.6 mi
  • The Wilderness Road Blockhouse: 10.9 mi
  • Stone Face Rock: 12.1 mi
  • Francis Gary Powers: 18.7 mi
  • Coach Harry Fry: 20.5 mi
Museums: 8
  • Southwest Virginia Museum: 3.2 mi
  • Harry W. Meador Coal Museum: 3.5 mi
  • June Tolliver House: 3.7 mi
  • Portal 31 Mine Tour: 9.3 mi
  • Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center: 9.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 3
  • Woodbooger Statue: 12.5 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 17.4 mi
  • War memorial Honor Roll: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grounds: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 17.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of High Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High KnobENE 75°1,288 m11.8 mi
Black MountainNW 325°1,259 m5.6 mi
The DoublesNNW 331°1,247 m4.7 mi
Eagle KnobENE 76°1,196 m13.0 mi
Camp RockE 79°1,188 m12.4 mi
Little MountainENE 79°1,130 m11.4 mi
Potato HillNW 313°1,123 m3.9 mi
MCD 173W 276°1,096 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:43
June solstice06:1320:1620:55
September equinox07:2018:5619:30
December solstice07:4116:3917:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343745546370747367564537
Precip in4.95.05.45.05.14.65.54.53.83.13.75.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Stone GAP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356581895

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