Big Butte

Big Butte: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Butte

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Big Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.46978, -83.74555. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Butte

• Fontana Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fontana Dam · lake · Graham · ~7 km · Must-see
• Shuckstack · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fontana Lake · lake · Graham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Thunderhead Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gregory Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Santeetlah · lake · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Coon Butt · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Deals Gap, North Carolina · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Abrams Falls, Smoky Mountain National Park, TN · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Silers Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest · attraction · Graham · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tuckaleechee Caverns · cave · East Tennessee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Calderwood Dam · lake · East Tennessee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness · sanctuary · Graham · ~27 km · Must-see
• Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Andrews Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Butte

• Shuckstack · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~8 km · Must-see
• Thunderhead Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gregory Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Coon Butt · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~21 km · Must-see
• Deals Gap, North Carolina · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Silers Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Andrews Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kuwohi · viewpoint · Swain · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bob Stratton Bald · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see

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