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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 808 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the east, 14 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

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Coordinates48.85386, -109.25108
Around it

56 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 44
Parks: 5
Peaks: 4
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 17.9 mi
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
West ButteE 91°1,059 m14.4 mi
Middle ButteESE 104°1,050 m17.6 mi
East ButteESE 111°1,007 m21.3 mi
Rabbit HillsS 171°803 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:4819:30
June solstice05:1420:3521:25
September equinox07:0418:3519:17
December solstice09:0916:2817:23

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462696857432919
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.42.91.61.11.00.90.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898283

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