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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 754 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.69293, -105.06056
Around it

86 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 54
Peaks: 19
  • Flat Top Butte: 6.7 mi
  • Simons Butte: 11.0 mi
  • Denbys Peak: 13.1 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 14.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 16.3 mi
Parks: 7
  • Walther Park: 10.4 mi
  • Murn Park: 13.5 mi
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 13.8 mi
  • Yellowstone River Historical Marker: 14.3 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 17.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 14.5 mi
  • T: 14.5 mi
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
Buck MountainSW 228°1,014 m24.0 mi
Green MountainSW 230°1,013 m21.7 mi
Blue MountainSW 228°1,005 m22.6 mi
Henry Woods MountainS 179°989 m20.8 mi
Bracket ButteSSE 165°978 m17.5 mi
Big PeakSW 234°970 m21.1 mi
Montague ButteS 183°955 m19.8 mi
Twin ButtesS 188°953 m14.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3319:13
June solstice05:0720:1120:58
September equinox06:4818:2019:00
December solstice07:4315:2416:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172132435364717059453221
Precip in0.30.30.61.52.82.32.01.31.41.10.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mildred 7 NNW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902978

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