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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 929 m. Red Butte stands 1,355 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

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Coordinates46.11340, -106.69897
Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 34
Parks: 11
  • Marcyes Park: 10.2 mi
  • VFW Park: 10.4 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 10.8 mi
  • Riverside Park: 10.9 mi
  • Stillwater Ballfield Complex: 14.3 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Eagle Rock: 13.8 mi
  • Rosebud Buttes: 15.0 mi
  • Castle Butte: 18.8 mi
  • Schoolmarm Buttes: 19.5 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 20.0 mi
Museums: 2
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
Red ButteSW 217°1,355 m21.5 mi
Eagle RockSSE 157°1,008 m13.8 mi
Rosebud ButtesENE 74°1,006 m15.0 mi
Gobblers KnobESE 122°1,004 m22.4 mi
Rattlesnake ButteWNW 294°981 m20.0 mi
Castle ButteNNW 345°938 m18.8 mi
Black ButtesNNE 28°916 m24.4 mi
Ice Cream ButteNNE 22°862 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:19
June solstice05:1620:1621:02
September equinox06:5418:2719:06
December solstice07:4715:3416:24

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636465665737161473424
Precip in0.60.60.91.82.92.51.41.21.41.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forsyth, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784509

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