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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 867 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
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Coordinates48.73330, -109.09458
Around it

73 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 56
Parks: 9
Peaks: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 11.6 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 ButteNE 42°1,059 m10.9 mi
Middle ButteENE 68°1,050 m10.8 mi
East ButteE 87°1,007 m12.8 mi
Rabbit HillsWSW 239°803 m6.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1420:3421:24
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0715:2816:23

Local time (America/Denver).

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186901929

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