Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 787 m. Shell Butte stands 1,036 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. 115 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
Coordinates46.89736, -104.40861
115 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 42
- BLM: 1.8 mi
- BLM: 1.8 mi
- BLM: 3.1 mi
- BLM: 3.8 mi
- State Trust: 4.3 mi
Parks: 35
- Carol Park: 11.7 mi
- Pierre Wibaux Monument: 11.7 mi
- Pierre Wibaux Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
- Wibaux City Park: 12.2 mi
- Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge: 14.0 mi
Peaks: 20
- Mount McKinley: 7.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 9.0 mi
- Blue Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 10.3 mi
- Horse Point: 10.3 mi
Museums: 6
- Gateway Museum: 12.1 mi
- Pierre Wibaux County Museum: 12.1 mi
- Golden Valley County Museum: 19.1 mi
- Old School House: 19.1 mi
- Frontier Gateway Museum: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 5
- Wibaux County Fairgrounds: 11.7 mi
- Rock Bridge: 16.8 mi
- Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC: 18.2 mi
- Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 18.7 mi
- Dawson County Fairgrounds: 21.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Pierre Wibaux: 11.7 mi
- Wibaux Settler Monument: 12.7 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 19.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Iron Bluffs: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pine-on-the-Rock Picnic Site/ Campground: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Carlyle: 23.0 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 158° | 1,036 m | 20.9 mi |
| Rocky Butte | ESE 104° | 989 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cap Rock | SSE 167° | 974 m | 18.8 mi |
| Podolski Butte | ESE 124° | 935 m | 14.3 mi |
| Red Top Butte | ESE 105° | 933 m | 12.1 mi |
| Blue Mountain | WNW 296° | 904 m | 9.6 mi |
| Baird Butte | E 90° | 899 m | 10.4 mi |
| Jackrabbit Butte | ESE 102° | 898 m | 12.2 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 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlyle 13 NW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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