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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 800 m. Square Butte stands 861 m to the west, 21 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.75576, -106.05087
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 25
  • Vanderhoof Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Corner Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Rocky Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Willis Buttes: 5.8 mi
  • Bonhoff Butte: 6.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Rock Creek State Park: 11.0 mi
  • McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
  • Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 15.9 mi
  • Bear Creek Recreation Area: 17.7 mi
  • In Memoriam Historical Marker: 21.1 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
Square ButteW 261°861 m21.3 mi
Bonhoff ButteS 184°856 m6.6 mi
McDonald ButteS 180°847 m17.7 mi
Little HeavenSSE 156°846 m16.0 mi
Coal HillNW 326°844 m16.1 mi
Devils Table RockS 181°838 m14.7 mi
Cobb HillS 190°838 m21.2 mi
Indian HillNW 324°831 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0620:1921:07
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5115:2216:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234475766747362493422
Precip in0.30.30.40.92.52.72.41.41.10.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Peck PWR PLT, 24 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786535

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