Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 763 m. Shell Butte stands 1,036 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates46.92148, -104.39311
116 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 43
- BLM: 0.8 mi
- BLM: 1.8 mi
- BLM: 2.8 mi
- State Trust: 3.7 mi
- BLM: 4.7 mi
Parks: 35
- Carol Park: 10.2 mi
- Pierre Wibaux Monument: 10.3 mi
- Pierre Wibaux Historical Marker: 10.8 mi
- Wibaux City Park: 10.8 mi
- Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge: 14.4 mi
Peaks: 20
- Mount McKinley: 9.6 mi
- Blue Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Baird Butte: 9.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 10.2 mi
- Horse Point: 10.4 mi
Museums: 6
- Gateway Museum: 10.7 mi
- Pierre Wibaux County Museum: 10.7 mi
- Golden Valley County Museum: 18.3 mi
- Old School House: 18.3 mi
- Frontier Gateway Museum: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Wibaux County Fairgrounds: 10.4 mi
- Rock Bridge: 16.4 mi
- Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC: 17.3 mi
- Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 17.9 mi
- Dawson County Fairgrounds: 20.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Pierre Wibaux: 10.3 mi
- Wibaux Settler Monument: 11.3 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Iron Bluffs: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pine-on-the-Rock Picnic Site/ Campground: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Carlyle: 23.8 mi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Butte | SSE 161° | 1,036 m | 22.2 mi |
| Rocky Butte | ESE 109° | 989 m | 23.7 mi |
| Cap Rock | S 171° | 974 m | 20.3 mi |
| Podolski Butte | SE 131° | 935 m | 14.7 mi |
| Red Top Butte | ESE 113° | 933 m | 12.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 285° | 904 m | 9.8 mi |
| Baird Butte | E 99° | 899 m | 9.8 mi |
| Jackrabbit Butte | ESE 111° | 898 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:09 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:20 | 16:12 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 30 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 43 | 29 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wibaux 2 E, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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