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Sun Butte

Sun Butte, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates36.22341, -84.19826

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 38
  • 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
Museums: 23
Cliffs: 10
Gardens: 9
Attractions: 6
  • 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
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Massengil Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Herron Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Love's Creek Spring: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The Flag PoleSW 226°1,075 m2.5 mi
Cross MountainSW 226°1,075 m2.5 mi
Redoak MountainSW 227°1,027 m4.1 mi
Buffalo MountainSW 236°1,008 m7.5 mi
Hurricane MountainNW 313°1,007 m5.7 mi
Pilot MountainSW 218°993 m6.6 mi
Burge MountainWSW 255°993 m11.7 mi
Patterson MountainSW 232°984 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:49
June solstice06:2120:2020:58
September equinox07:2519:0119:35
December solstice07:4516:4617:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947566471747468574638
Precip in5.15.45.55.84.34.95.44.34.13.44.05.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norris, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356847151

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