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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 898 m. Coal Hill stands 1,056 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Button Butte, a peak 0.2 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 71 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

Coordinates47.50465, -108.50901

71 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 52
Peaks: 8
  • Button Butte: 0.2 mi
  • Smoky Johnson Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 9.7 mi
  • Indian Butte: 12.2 mi
  • Dovetail Butte: 13.2 mi
Springs: 6
Parks: 4
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 12.0 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 15.5 mi
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 21.3 mi
  • Roy City Park: 24.1 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 HillSW 235°1,056 m15.9 mi
Haystack ButteS 178°1,027 m9.7 mi
Dovetail ButteESE 122°986 m13.2 mi
Indian ButteWNW 289°928 m12.2 mi
Button ButteESE 115°903 m0.2 mi
Dog ButteSSE 154°890 m18.8 mi
Smoky Johnson HillN 3°843 m5.2 mi
Fortress ButteNW 315°807 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1720:2821:16
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0015:3316:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433445462716959463322

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sand Creek, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898273

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