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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,127 m. Judith Peak stands 1,917 m to the south, 13 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 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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Coordinates47.40866, -109.21722
Around it

120 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Peaks: 39
  • Sheepherder Peak: 4.0 mi
  • Bloomfield Butte: 10.3 mi
  • Peck Hills: 11.5 mi
  • Cone Butte: 12.4 mi
  • Red Mountain: 12.7 mi
Springs: 12
Parks: 5
  • Roy City Park: 13.1 mi
  • Maidens Gold Historical Marker: 16.8 mi
  • Fort Maginnis Historical Marker: 24.4 mi
  • Fergus County Fairgrounds: 24.6 mi
  • Lewistown Historical Marker: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 22.9 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
Judith PeakS 181°1,917 m13.3 mi
Red MountainS 175°1,867 m12.7 mi
Pyramid PeakSSW 192°1,838 m18.7 mi
Pekay PeakS 182°1,830 m17.0 mi
Porphyry PeakS 190°1,827 m13.7 mi
Collar PeakS 176°1,818 m14.3 mi
Crystal PeakS 176°1,812 m15.4 mi
Elk PeakSSE 165°1,803 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:4919:30
June solstice05:2120:3021:18
September equinox07:0418:3619:16
December solstice08:0215:3716:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434435261696857443324
Precip in0.60.30.81.52.83.31.91.51.21.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900043

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