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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 907 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 1.7 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.49079, -105.06447
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 22
  • Twin Buttes: 1.7 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Bracket Butte: 5.7 mi
  • Montague Butte: 5.9 mi
  • Henry Woods Mountain: 6.9 mi
Parks: 7
  • After the Roundup Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 10.9 mi
  • George Park: 11.3 mi
  • Murn Park: 23.7 mi
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 23.9 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck MountainW 264°1,014 m17.9 mi
Green MountainW 270°1,013 m16.5 mi
Blue MountainW 266°1,005 m16.6 mi
Henry Woods MountainS 174°989 m6.9 mi
The KnobW 267°988 m23.7 mi
Baldy PeakWSW 258°982 m17.9 mi
Bracket ButteESE 121°978 m5.7 mi
Baldy ButteSSW 196°977 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:13
June solstice05:0820:1120:57
September equinox06:4818:2019:00
December solstice07:4215:2516:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192435465666747261463222
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.92.31.81.01.31.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mizpah 4 NNW, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898239

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