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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 960 m. Square Butte stands 1,746 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Spring, a spring 3.5 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 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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Coordinates47.53432, -109.90702
Around it

75 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
  • Black Butte: 8.3 mi
  • Cherry Top: 8.7 mi
  • Wild Horse Butte: 10.5 mi
  • The Peak: 10.6 mi
  • Antelope Butte: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Springs: 7
Parks: 5
  • Lions Club Park: 14.9 mi
  • Denton City Park: 15.0 mi
  • Lions Park: 15.0 mi
  • Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 19.5 mi
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Square Butte School: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hole-in-the-Wall Recreation Site (Float-In): 21.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 24.8 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
Square ButteWSW 256°1,746 m16.2 mi
Round ButteWSW 255°1,623 m19.7 mi
Palisade ButteWSW 258°1,509 m22.7 mi
Libby HillsWSW 257°1,444 m22.3 mi
Indian Graves ButteSE 145°1,188 m22.3 mi
Seventytwo HillsSE 135°1,165 m20.3 mi
Buckskin ButteW 262°1,164 m14.7 mi
Antelope ButteW 265°1,162 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5219:32
June solstice05:2320:3321:21
September equinox07:0718:3919:19
December solstice08:0615:3916:31

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222433415159666555433123
Precip in0.40.50.71.72.82.91.71.51.31.20.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denton, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786468

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