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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 746 m. Haystack Butte stands 880 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Austin Spring, a spring 1.8 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates48.70106, -107.63817

85 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 58
Springs: 18
Peaks: 6
  • Tea Kettle Butte: 5.5 mi
  • Fanny Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Turkey Track Hill: 16.4 mi
  • Double S Hill: 18.0 mi
  • Hubert Hill: 20.7 mi
Parks: 3
  • Nelson State Recreation Area: 15.4 mi
  • Sleeping Buffalo Rock Historical Marker: 16.5 mi
  • Cree Crossing Historical Marker: 16.5 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
Haystack ButteW 277°880 m23.4 mi
Hubert HillW 270°834 m20.7 mi
Tea Kettle ButteNNE 32°814 m5.5 mi
Fanny HillSW 214°795 m11.5 mi
Double S HillESE 120°709 m18.0 mi
Turkey Track HillSE 128°708 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:0820:2821:18
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice08:0115:2216:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830435462696857432917
Precip in0.30.30.51.01.83.01.71.41.31.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saco 1 NNW, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186901976

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