Big Butt Mountain or Big Butt are the names of five distinct mountains in
Western North Carolina. Butt in this context is a corruption of
butte.
[1]
Buncombe County
- Big Butt Mountain is a summit in
Buncombe and
Haywood counties.
[2] It has an elevation of 4,767 feet (1,453 m).
- Big Butt is a summit in
Buncombe and
Yancey counties.
[3] It has an elevation of 5,948 feet (1,813 m).
Haywood County
Macon County
- Big Butt is a summit in
Macon County. The mountain has an elevation of about 5,000 feet (1,500 m).
[5]
Madison County
- Big Butt is a summit on the border of North Carolina and
Greene County, Tennessee. The mountain has an elevation of 4,806 feet (1,465 m).
[6]
References
35°35′51″N 82°47′56″W / 35.59750°N 82.79889°W / 35.59750; -82.79889