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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,304 m. Antoine Butte stands 1,743 m to the northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Thornhill Butte, a peak 0.3 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.85328, -108.68346

76 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 36
  • Thornhill Butte: 0.3 mi
  • Indian Peak: 4.1 mi
  • Sugar Loaf Butte: 4.3 mi
  • Eagle Child Mountain: 5.1 mi
  • Silver Peak: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Springs: 8
Parks: 3
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 4.5 mi
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 15.4 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Antoine ButteNE 42°1,743 m7.3 mi
Shell ButteNE 45°1,735 m8.5 mi
Old Scraggy PeakNE 51°1,731 m9.3 mi
Beaver MountainNE 43°1,689 m10.3 mi
Mission PeakNNE 30°1,680 m5.4 mi
Green MountainNE 40°1,673 m9.3 mi
Silver PeakENE 63°1,664 m5.2 mi
Gold Bug ButteNE 38°1,660 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:28
June solstice05:1720:2921:18
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice08:0215:3216:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242432415058666656433325
Precip in0.90.60.81.83.24.02.31.51.41.31.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zortman, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903381

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