Skip to content

BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 851 m. Sunday Butte stands 962 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates46.56054, -106.19038

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 16
  • Sand Buttes: 9.9 mi
  • Lookout Butte: 11.7 mi
  • Big Hill: 13.8 mi
  • Horse Creek Hill: 13.9 mi
  • Black Buttes: 15.7 mi
Parks: 14
  • Pumping Plant Park: 18.6 mi
  • Bender Park: 19.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 19.4 mi
  • Triangle Park: 19.4 mi
  • Tongue River Historical Marker: 19.5 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 19.2 mi
  • Camp 21: 23.1 mi
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1

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
Sunday ButteNW 305°962 m23.3 mi
Horse Creek HillNE 48°955 m13.9 mi
Signal ButteESE 120°930 m23.8 mi
Red ButtesNNW 343°924 m21.9 mi
Chalk ButteNNE 15°922 m20.2 mi
Black ButtesSW 233°916 m15.7 mi
Sand ButtesSW 214°880 m9.9 mi
Ice Cream ButteWSW 237°862 m19.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:17
June solstice05:1220:1521:02
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:4715:2916:21

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435465666747361463322
Precip in0.30.30.61.52.72.51.50.91.11.00.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miles City AP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214386

More nature reserves in Montana

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to BLM.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens