Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,271 m. Foster Buttes stands 1,355 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates45.01963, -106.16971
90 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 41
- State Trust: 4.4 mi
- State Trust: 5.3 mi
- BLM: 7.0 mi
- BLM: 7.4 mi
- State Trust: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 26
- Red Butte: 2.3 mi
- Nipple Butte: 3.3 mi
- Long Butte: 3.4 mi
- Chico Buttes: 4.9 mi
- Wallop Butte: 6.3 mi
Springs: 21
- Loggins Spring: 14.3 mi
- Tooley Spring: 14.8 mi
- Boyce Meadow Spring: 16.2 mi
- Fossil Spring: 17.9 mi
- Dutchman Spring: 18.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Fort Howes: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Diamond Butte Lookout: 19.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Buttes | SSW 206° | 1,355 m | 20.2 mi |
| Poker Jim Butte | NNW 336° | 1,326 m | 23.1 mi |
| L Quarter Circle Butte | SSW 197° | 1,308 m | 9.4 mi |
| Diamond Butte | NE 36° | 1,301 m | 19.6 mi |
| Red Butte | WNW 287° | 1,292 m | 2.3 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | NE 53° | 1,278 m | 7.8 mi |
| Long Butte | NE 48° | 1,271 m | 3.4 mi |
| Phillips Butte | NNE 29° | 1,265 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:38 | 16:26 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leiter 9N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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