Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 720 m. Buffalo Hill stands 894 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates47.77980, -106.39730
91 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 40
- BLM: 3.2 mi
- BLM: 7.5 mi
- USFWS: 8.3 mi
- State Trust: 10.0 mi
- BLM: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 31
- Coal Bank Hill: 5.8 mi
- Square Butte: 7.1 mi
- Andrews Hill: 9.9 mi
- Lucky Hill: 9.9 mi
- Goat Mountain: 10.4 mi
Parks: 16
- Rock Creek State Park: 5.2 mi
- The Pines Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- Bear Creek Recreation Area: 12.5 mi
- McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 14.7 mi
- Duck Creek Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Old Fort Peck Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- Northeast Montana Veterans Memorial Park: 16.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Swallow Nest Spring: 12.8 mi
Museums: 1
- Powerhouse Museum: 16.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Hill | SW 232° | 894 m | 21.8 mi |
| Square Butte | SW 224° | 861 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bonhoff Butte | ESE 118° | 856 m | 17.7 mi |
| Coal Hill | NNE 31° | 844 m | 13.5 mi |
| Devils Table Rock | SE 136° | 838 m | 22.8 mi |
| Signal Butte | WSW 239° | 832 m | 13.0 mi |
| Brownie Butte | SW 225° | 831 m | 11.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | NNE 17° | 831 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:20 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 15:23 | 16:16 |
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 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Peck PWR PLT, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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