Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,225 m. Foster Buttes stands 1,355 m to the south, 24 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates45.10316, -106.30813
118 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 53
- BLM: 1.6 mi
- State Trust: 6.2 mi
- State Trust: 6.7 mi
- State Trust: 7.3 mi
- State Trust: 7.7 mi
Springs: 31
- Loggins Spring: 7.4 mi
- Tooley Spring: 8.0 mi
- Boyce Meadow Spring: 9.2 mi
- Dutchman Spring: 9.3 mi
- Fossil Spring: 10.2 mi
Peaks: 29
- The Pyramid: 1.7 mi
- Stroud: 5.2 mi
- Chico Buttes: 6.6 mi
- Red Butte: 6.9 mi
- Nipple Butte: 7.6 mi
Parks: 3
- Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 18.7 mi
- King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 22.6 mi
- Tongue River Reservoir State Park: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Fort Howes: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Diamond Butte Lookout: 20.9 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 | S 185° | 1,355 m | 24.0 mi |
| Poker Jim Butte | N 350° | 1,326 m | 15.5 mi |
| L Quarter Circle Butte | SSE 165° | 1,308 m | 15.3 mi |
| Diamond Butte | ENE 61° | 1,301 m | 20.9 mi |
| Red Butte | SE 138° | 1,292 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | E 94° | 1,278 m | 13.1 mi |
| Long Butte | ESE 110° | 1,271 m | 9.9 mi |
| Phillips Butte | NE 55° | 1,265 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:11 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:38 | 16:27 |
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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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