Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 611 m. Three Buttes stands 830 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates48.01398, -104.23917
77 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 39
- BLM: 1.1 mi
- BLM: 3.4 mi
- BLM: 4.5 mi
- BLM: 5.0 mi
- State Trust: 6.2 mi
Parks: 18
- Fort Union Historical Marker: 9.5 mi
- Snowden Bridge Historical Marker: 11.7 mi
- Sharbano Park: 14.1 mi
- Bruegger Centennial Park: 15.6 mi
- C C Recreation Complex: 16.0 mi
Peaks: 11
- Antelope Butte: 1.5 mi
- Three Buttes: 8.7 mi
- Blue Hill: 9.4 mi
- Lone Butte: 13.9 mi
- Sugar Top Hill: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Java: 8.8 mi
- Mondak: 8.9 mi
- Charbonneau: 24.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The Point: 8.0 mi
- Balls Bluff: 24.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Union Trading Post: 9.2 mi
- Fort Buford State Historic Site: 11.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Culbertson Museum: 15.0 mi
- MonDak Heritage Center: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of BLM. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Buttes | SW 217° | 830 m | 24.5 mi |
| Snake Butte | N 11° | 804 m | 17.5 mi |
| Blue Hill | WSW 243° | 801 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bull Butte | NNE 23° | 785 m | 24.3 mi |
| Lone Butte | SW 230° | 784 m | 13.9 mi |
| Three Buttes | W 278° | 765 m | 8.7 mi |
| Clay Butte | N 1° | 739 m | 17.9 mi |
| Antelope Butte | S 174° | 728 m | 1.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:29 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:12 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:13 | 16:07 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culbertson, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/186900009
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- Sidney · 21 mi
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