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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 989 m. Sheepherder Peak stands 1,203 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 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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Coordinates47.55660, -109.54523
Around it

95 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 46
Peaks: 26
  • Oil Well Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Seventynine Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Reed Hill: 9.4 mi
  • The Peak: 10.3 mi
  • Black Butte: 11.0 mi
Springs: 14
Parks: 4
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
  • Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
  • Denton City Park: 24.7 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 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
Sheepherder PeakSE 136°1,203 m16.9 mi
Indian Graves ButteSSW 191°1,188 m20.2 mi
Seventytwo HillsS 189°1,165 m16.2 mi
Sand Rock HillSSW 196°1,139 m18.9 mi
Twin ButtesSW 216°1,097 m11.4 mi
Woodhawk HillNE 55°1,074 m19.1 mi
Cherry TopWNW 295°1,071 m12.4 mi
Black ButteWSW 240°1,061 m11.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5019:31
June solstice05:2120:3221:20
September equinox07:0618:3719:18
December solstice08:0415:3716:30

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434435261696857443324
Precip in0.60.30.81.52.83.31.91.51.21.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214780

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