Nature reserve · Montana

BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,076 m. West Butte stands 1,345 m to the east, 17 miles off. 28 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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Coordinates45.11122, -105.37304

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

BLM: 0.8 mi
BLM: 3.0 mi
BLM: 3.6 mi
BLM: 3.6 mi
BLM: 5.0 mi

Peaks28

Bell Tower: 3.8 mi
Bear Skull Mountain: 4.0 mi
Rocky Butte: 4.9 mi
Baldy Peak: 10.1 mi
Eldon Mountain: 10.5 mi

Museums2

Wildlife Museum: 22.5 mi
Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum: 23.1 mi

Springs2

Church Spring: 22.8 mi
Selway Spring: 23.3 mi

Cliffs1

Rock Wall: 20.3 mi

Parks1

Cottonwood Park: 22.8 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.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
West Butte	E 95°	1,345 m	17.2 mi
Signal Hill	ESE 116°	1,319 m	17.7 mi
White Tail Butte	SSW 202°	1,319 m	23.6 mi
Bear Skull Mountain	WNW 298°	1,295 m	4.0 mi
Baldy Peak	NW 313°	1,293 m	10.1 mi
Rocky Point	SE 138°	1,233 m	19.8 mi
Mitten Butte	SE 139°	1,227 m	13.9 mi
Belcher Mountain	E 86°	1,222 m	20.2 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:05	18:35	19:14
June solstice	05:15	20:08	20:53
September equinox	06:49	18:22	19:01
December solstice	07:38	15:34	16:23

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	25	27	37	45	55	65	73	72	62	48	35	26
Precip in	0.4	0.5	0.8	1.8	3.0	2.3	1.8	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.5	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biddle 8 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214358

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