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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 889 m. Maxwell Butte stands 1,134 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Loaf of Bread Butte, a peak 5.0 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.09487, -105.46749
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 23
  • Loaf of Bread Butte: 5.0 mi
  • Saddle Horse Butte: 7.1 mi
  • Harris Buttes: 11.5 mi
  • Dug Long Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Gravel Hill: 12.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • George Park: 24.8 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 24.9 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
Maxwell ButteSE 145°1,134 m15.4 mi
Twin ButtesSE 137°1,062 m20.9 mi
Wild Horse MountainSSW 206°1,041 m14.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillSSE 160°1,038 m23.0 mi
Snake ButteSE 143°1,036 m20.8 mi
Chimney ButteSE 136°1,005 m23.7 mi
Harris ButtesSSW 209°997 m11.5 mi
Kirkpatrick HillSW 228°993 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:14
June solstice05:1120:1120:57
September equinox06:5018:2219:01
December solstice07:4215:2916:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192435465666747261463222
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.92.31.81.01.31.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mizpah 4 NNW, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898289

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