Big Butt Mountain

Big Butt Mountain is a summit in Buncombe and Haywood counties, North Carolina, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 4,767 feet (1,453 m), Big Butt Mountain is the 326th tallest mountain in North Carolina.[2]

Butt in this context is a corruption of butte.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Butt Mountain
  2. ↑ "Big Butt Mountain". Peakery.com. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Lillard, David (2002). Appalachian Trail Names: Origins of Place Names Along the AT. Stackpole Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-8117-2672-6.


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