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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 959 m. Maxwell Butte stands 1,134 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. 30 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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Coordinates45.77300, -105.36244
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 30
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Tepee Hill: 8.6 mi
  • Snake Butte: 9.2 mi
  • Maxwell Butte: 10.4 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 11.5 mi
Museums: 2
Parks: 1
  • Cottonwood Park: 23.1 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
Maxwell ButteNNE 22°1,134 m10.4 mi
Twin ButtesWSW 249°1,111 m11.6 mi
Buffalo ButteSE 143°1,074 m23.9 mi
Haystack ButteSW 221°1,069 m24.6 mi
Twin ButtesNE 53°1,062 m11.5 mi
Sand Creek HillSSW 198°1,062 m21.7 mi
Sandefer ButteWSW 253°1,059 m20.0 mi
Fivemile HillSSW 197°1,056 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:14
June solstice05:1220:1020:56
September equinox06:4918:2219:01
December solstice07:4015:3016:20

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, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783095

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