Mollies Butt
Mollies Butt rises to 1,094 m in Tennessee. Thunderhead Mountain stands 1,685 m to the east-northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lawson Gant Lot, a peak 1.1 miles away. Indian Lakes Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Tennessee, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31680769, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,093.9 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Indian Lakes Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Cherohala Skyway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Newfound Gap Road Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shute Cove Overlook · 17 mi
- Carlos Campbell Overlook · 18 mi
- Stratton Ridge · 19 mi
- Hooper Point Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lawson Gant Lot: 1.1 mi
- Powell Knob: 1.3 mi
- Devils Tater Patch: 1.4 mi
- Little Bald: 1.7 mi
- Doe Knob: 1.8 mi
- Crooked Arm Cascades: 4.7 mi
- Abrams Falls: 5.5 mi
- Twentymile Creek Cascade: 6.4 mi
- White Oak Sinks Falls: 7.1 mi
- Judy Branch Falls: 7.2 mi
- Tuckaleechee Caverns: 7.7 mi
- Tree of Shame: 8.3 mi
- River Rat Tubing Outpost: 10.2 mi
- Next to Heaven Adventure: 12.3 mi
- Nick's MTB Trails: 14.1 mi
- Tallassee Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Citico Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
- Pistol Creek Wetlands Center: 15.3 mi
- Harrison Branch Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
- Pearson Springs Park: 15.7 mi
- The Little River Railroad and Lumber Company Museum: 9.4 mi
- Graham County Historical Association: 15.8 mi
- Junaluska Museum: 15.9 mi
- Cades Cove Preservation Association & Cades Cove Museum: 16.2 mi
- Tree Art Chainsaw Carving: 19.8 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Junaluska Memorial: 15.9 mi
- Tucker Springs Historical Marker: 16.2 mi
- Pistol Creek Dam and Mill Race: 16.7 mi
- Tanasi Monument: 17.6 mi
- Emert Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Morton Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Bolden Knight Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Turkeypen Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Cades Cove Covered Picnic Shelter: 4.4 mi
- Cades Cove Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
- Look Rock Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- Tremont Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Proctor: 7.3 mi
- Calderwood: 10.4 mi
- Elkmont: 14.9 mi
- Judson: 17.5 mi
- Sam Houston Statue: 16.6 mi
- Bear: 20.8 mi
- Fish: 21.9 mi
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park: 18.2 mi
- Vista Gardens: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Mollies Butt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderhead Mountain | ENE 78° | 1,685 m | 6.2 mi |
| Rocky Top | E 81° | 1,657 m | 5.7 mi |
| Blockhouse Mountain | E 91° | 1,651 m | 5.8 mi |
| Brier Knob | E 80° | 1,591 m | 7.6 mi |
| Devils Race Patch | E 85° | 1,565 m | 6.2 mi |
| De Armond Bald | E 93° | 1,555 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mt. Squires | ENE 78° | 1,540 m | 4.2 mi |
| Spence Field | E 79° | 1,510 m | 4.6 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, 4 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 1294153 — Mollies Butt, Blount County, Tennessee.
OpenStreetMap element node/356820523
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