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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 916 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 5.9 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 0.7 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.12933, -105.70913
Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 38
Peaks: 14
  • Big Sheep Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Lower Summit: 11.0 mi
  • Chalk Butte: 11.8 mi
  • Stony Butte Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Bowgun Butte: 15.4 mi
Parks: 3
  • Circle Park: 20.2 mi
  • Circle Historical Marker: 20.2 mi
  • Ben Larson Park: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 20.0 mi
Museums: 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
Little Sheep MountainSSW 193°1,079 m17.8 mi
Big Sheep MountainS 186°1,074 m6.1 mi
Mount AntelopeENE 57°1,050 m17.5 mi
High PointENE 59°1,015 m22.8 mi
Diamond G ButteESE 113°982 m19.9 mi
Chalk ButteW 260°903 m11.8 mi
Lower SummitNE 53°891 m11.0 mi
Bowgun ButteSSE 158°889 m15.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3519:16
June solstice05:0820:1521:03
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4715:2416:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172031415161686757422919
Precip in0.40.30.51.42.62.62.11.11.31.10.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry 21 NNW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214559

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