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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 762 m. Square Butte stands 861 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off. 26 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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Coordinates47.79544, -106.12504
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 26
  • Rocky Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Andrews Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Corner Butte: 3.0 mi
  • Willis Buttes: 3.4 mi
  • Vanderhoof Hill: 3.6 mi
Parks: 16
  • Rock Creek State Park: 7.8 mi
  • Bear Creek Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
  • McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
  • Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 17.0 mi
  • In Memoriam Historical Marker: 18.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
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 ButteWSW 251°861 m18.6 mi
Bonhoff ButteSSE 162°856 m9.8 mi
McDonald ButteS 170°847 m20.7 mi
Little HeavenSSE 150°846 m20.0 mi
Coal HillNNW 332°844 m11.9 mi
Devils Table RockS 170°838 m17.7 mi
Cobb HillS 180°838 m23.6 mi
Indian HillNNW 328°831 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0720:1921:07
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5215:2216:15

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, 20 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786544

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