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
- Big Butt is a summit inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Haywood County, North Carolina. The mountain has an elevation of about 6,024 feet (1,836 m).[4]
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
- ^ Lillard, David (2002). Appalachian Trail Names: Origins of Place Names Along the AT. Stackpole Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-8117-2672-6.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Butt Mountain
- ^ "Big Butt, NC 5940'". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Butt Mountain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Butt Mountain
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Butt Mountain