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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 913 m. Elk Peak stands 1,803 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 18 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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Coordinates47.46186, -108.74347
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 18
  • Coal Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Indian Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Button Butte: 11.5 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 13.1 mi
  • Smoky Johnson Hill: 13.8 mi
Springs: 10
Parks: 4
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 11.9 mi
  • Roy City Park: 13.3 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 23.8 mi
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
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
Elk PeakSW 229°1,803 m24.8 mi
Cone ButteSW 228°1,769 m20.8 mi
Lewis PeakSW 228°1,708 m23.6 mi
Black ButteSW 214°1,687 m18.9 mi
Lookout PeakSW 222°1,614 m20.2 mi
Rattlesnake ButteSW 219°1,205 m16.9 mi
Bald ButteWNW 298°1,060 m22.7 mi
Coal HillSSW 199°1,056 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:28
June solstice05:1920:2821:16
September equinox07:0218:3419:15
December solstice08:0115:3416:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535445462706959463324
Precip in0.50.40.51.32.52.61.71.30.90.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY 8 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903392

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