Sun Butte
Sun Butte rises to 587 m in Tennessee. The Flag Pole stands 1,075 m to the southwest, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Vowell Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Tennessee, United States of America
Wikidata Q31689163, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 587 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 5.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vowell Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Militia Hill: 1.4 mi
- The Flag Pole: 2.5 mi
- Cross Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Redoak Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Pine Hill Community Park: 1.5 mi
- Norris Dam State Park: 5.0 mi
- Cove Lake State: 5.9 mi
- River Bluff Small Wild Area: 6.1 mi
- Asbury Park: 6.4 mi
- Why Miners Fought: 1.7 mi
- Convict Lease System: 1.7 mi
- Militia Hill: 1.7 mi
- Coal Creek War: 1.7 mi
- American Chestnuts: 1.8 mi
- Coal Creek Miners Museum: 2.3 mi
- Lenoir Museum: 7.0 mi
- Norris Museum: 7.4 mi
- Museum of Appalachia: 7.8 mi
- Green McAdoo Cultural Center: 9.0 mi
- River Ridge: 5.7 mi
- Longmire Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Bull Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Hewitt Bluff: 19.3 mi
- Hangover Rock: 20.0 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 19.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.3 mi
- Cresent Bend Garden: 23.5 mi
- Grow Lab: 23.7 mi
- Beall Family Rose Garden: 24.1 mi
- Norris Dam Visitor Center: 6.1 mi
- Aspire: 10.0 mi
- Abandoned Train: 11.5 mi
- Train Cars: 15.1 mi
- Winona General Store: 17.4 mi
- Fork Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Loyston: 14.1 mi
- Wheat: 22.1 mi
- Montgomery: 24.4 mi
- Loyston Point Recreation Area: 13.2 mi
- Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
- North Cumberland WMA-Sandquist Unit: 15.3 mi
- Massengil Spring: 19.3 mi
- Herron Spring: 23.1 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 23.5 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 24.0 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 24.0 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 24.2 mi
- Emory Gap Falls: 16.2 mi
- Debord Falls: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Sun Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Flag Pole | SW 226° | 1,075 m | 2.5 mi |
| Cross Mountain | SW 226° | 1,075 m | 2.5 mi |
| Redoak Mountain | SW 227° | 1,027 m | 4.1 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SW 236° | 1,008 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NW 313° | 1,007 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pilot Mountain | SW 218° | 993 m | 6.6 mi |
| Burge Mountain | WSW 255° | 993 m | 11.7 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | SW 232° | 984 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:20 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:46 | 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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356847151
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