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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 869 m. Haystack Butte stands 1,027 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 3.3 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.32074, -108.07776

77 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 45
Peaks: 19
  • Tin Can Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Dovetail Butte: 10.6 mi
  • Duff Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Sandage Buttes: 12.3 mi
  • Dog Butte: 12.6 mi
Springs: 11
Parks: 2
  • Crooked Creek Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
  • UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 20.7 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 279°1,027 m20.1 mi
Dovetail ButteWNW 303°986 m10.6 mi
Tindall DivideESE 114°983 m22.8 mi
Castle ButteSE 129°968 m22.7 mi
Coffin ButteESE 104°955 m23.7 mi
Barney PinnacleSSE 147°948 m20.8 mi
Twin ButteSE 144°940 m23.5 mi
Square ButteE 82°931 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1720:2521:13
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
December solstice07:5715:3316:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202333435362706958443222
Precip in0.60.40.61.32.92.61.61.41.21.20.50.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214393

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