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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 719 m. Clay Butte stands 947 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Historical Society Museum, a museum 1.9 miles away. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.69463, -104.58478

60 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 34
Parks: 13
  • Lambert Park: 1.9 mi
  • Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
  • Meadow Park: 18.8 mi
  • Lyndale Acres Park: 19.2 mi
  • Moose Park: 19.5 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Three Buttes: 2.9 mi
  • Flag Butte: 11.6 mi
  • Lone Butte: 14.1 mi
  • Bell Hill: 16.8 mi
  • Clay Butte: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Richey Rodeo Grounds: 23.5 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clay ButteWSW 243°947 m18.8 mi
Flag ButteNW 313°835 m11.6 mi
Three ButtesNNE 24°830 m2.9 mi
Blue HillNNE 23°801 m19.4 mi
Lone ButteNNE 23°784 m14.1 mi
Three ButtesNNE 18°765 m24.4 mi
The PyramidSE 126°645 m20.4 mi
Bell HillESE 103°620 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3019:11
June solstice05:0120:1221:01
September equinox06:4618:1718:58
December solstice07:4515:1616:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234465766737161473221
Precip in0.40.30.51.32.62.82.31.51.51.20.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214360

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