Nature reserve · Montana

BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,232 m. Columbus Peak stands 1,651 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. Bighorn Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: US Bureau of Land Management

Getting there

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Coordinates45.02993, -106.94098

23.4 mi off the Bighorn Scenic Byway

Overlooks nearby

Around it

75 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves39

BLM: 3.3 mi
BLM: 3.7 mi
BLM: 4.1 mi
BLM: 4.3 mi
BLM: 5.2 mi

Parks18

Tongue River Reservoir State Park: 9.2 mi
Connor Battlefield State Park: 13.9 mi
Rosebud Battlefield State Park: 14.1 mi
North Heights Park: 15.0 mi
Otts Memorial Park: 15.3 mi

Peaks12

Eagle Nest Peak: 12.9 mi
Half Moon Hill: 13.0 mi
Buffalo Jump: 13.8 mi
Hazel Peak: 16.4 mi
Horn Mountain: 19.4 mi

Museums3

Sheridan County Museum: 15.5 mi
Trail End State Historic Site: 15.8 mi
Bozeman Trail Museum: 24.3 mi

Rest areas2

Black Diamond Trail Rest Area: 10.1 mi
Wyoming information Rest Area: 15.4 mi

Gardens1

Community Garden: 19.0 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
Columbus Peak	WSW 252°	1,651 m	23.3 mi
Shortys Hill	NNW 329°	1,561 m	21.8 mi
Bulls Eye Point	SW 230°	1,489 m	22.2 mi
Horn Mountain	N 8°	1,435 m	19.4 mi
Eagle Nest Peak	NNW 347°	1,377 m	12.9 mi
Buffalo Jump	N 353°	1,376 m	13.8 mi
Half Moon Hill	N 2°	1,374 m	13.0 mi
Hazel Peak	SSE 157°	1,274 m	16.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:12	18:42	19:20
June solstice	05:22	20:14	20:59
September equinox	06:56	18:28	19:07
December solstice	07:44	15:41	16:29

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	22	25	35	43	53	62	71	69	59	45	32	23
Precip in	0.5	0.4	0.7	1.4	2.9	2.3	1.1	0.7	1.4	1.5	0.5	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sheridan FLD STN, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783112

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