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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 858 m. Big Hill stands 1,206 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.87217, -105.01432
Around it

88 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 58
Peaks: 25
  • Chimney Butte: 5.6 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 7.6 mi
  • Soldiers Mount: 9.1 mi
  • Snake Butte: 9.4 mi
  • Maxwell Butte: 13.2 mi
Parks: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Carter County Fairgrounds: 22.0 mi
Museums: 1
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
Big HillESE 102°1,206 m14.3 mi
Maxwell ButteWNW 282°1,134 m13.2 mi
Saddle ButteSSE 149°1,134 m19.5 mi
Newberry KnobESE 109°1,122 m17.2 mi
Wilder ButteENE 73°1,087 m21.9 mi
Twin ButtesW 270°1,062 m7.6 mi
Blue Mud HillsSE 138°1,060 m22.8 mi
Rattlesnake HillWSW 246°1,038 m15.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:13
June solstice05:1120:0820:55
September equinox06:4818:2018:59
December solstice07:3915:2816:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536465666747362473424
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.82.71.71.21.31.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powderville 8 NNE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900010

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