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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 899 m. Coal Hill stands 1,056 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Butte, a peak 2.6 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.38955, -108.46237

79 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 59
Peaks: 9
  • Haystack Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Button Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Dovetail Butte: 9.1 mi
  • Dog Butte: 10.8 mi
  • Smoky Johnson Hill: 13.3 mi
Springs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 19.6 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 22.8 mi
  • Roy City Park: 23.6 mi
  • Crooked Creek Recreation Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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
Coal HillW 266°1,056 m15.3 mi
Haystack ButteSW 228°1,027 m2.6 mi
Three ButtesSW 215°1,023 m21.6 mi
Dovetail ButteE 84°986 m9.1 mi
Indian ButteNW 311°928 m18.2 mi
Tin Can HillSE 124°927 m23.5 mi
Button ButteNNW 346°903 m8.1 mi
Dog ButteSE 145°890 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1820:2721:15
September equinox07:0118:3319:13
December solstice07:5915:3416:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202333435362706958443222
Precip in0.60.40.61.32.92.61.61.41.21.20.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786513

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