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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 942 m. Red Mountain stands 1,867 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 22 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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Coordinates47.57168, -109.08003
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 22
  • Peck Hills: 2.0 mi
  • Bald Butte: 5.3 mi
  • Bloomfield Butte: 8.6 mi
  • White Horse Butte: 9.4 mi
  • Reppe Butte: 11.4 mi
Springs: 9
Parks: 2
  • Roy City Park: 17.2 mi
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 18.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Red MountainSSW 192°1,867 m24.5 mi
Elk PeakS 187°1,803 m24.0 mi
Cone ButteS 179°1,769 m21.6 mi
Lewis PeakS 184°1,708 m23.5 mi
Black ButteSSE 167°1,687 m23.8 mi
Lookout PeakS 175°1,614 m22.7 mi
Rattlesnake ButteSSE 166°1,205 m21.3 mi
Sheepherder PeakSW 217°1,203 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1920:3021:18
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0215:3516:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535445462706959463324
Precip in0.50.40.51.32.52.61.71.30.90.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY 8 NE, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783733

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