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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 952 m. Maxwell Butte stands 1,134 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

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Coordinates45.99577, -105.53020
Around it

76 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 59
Peaks: 17
  • Saddle Horse Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Harris Buttes: 4.1 mi
  • Wild Horse Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Kirkpatrick Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Red Butte: 10.6 mi
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
Maxwell ButteESE 116°1,134 m13.2 mi
Twin ButtesS 188°1,111 m19.8 mi
Twin ButtesESE 116°1,062 m19.2 mi
Sandefer ButteSSW 208°1,059 m23.9 mi
Castle RockSW 227°1,054 m23.8 mi
Wild Horse MountainSSW 209°1,041 m6.8 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 144°1,038 m18.4 mi
Snake ButteESE 122°1,036 m18.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:1220:1120:57
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4215:3016:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192435465666747261463222
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.92.31.81.01.31.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mizpah 4 NNW, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786248

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