Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 645 m. Flag Butte stands 835 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates48.00371, -104.51190
78 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 46
- BLM: 1.0 mi
- BLM: 1.5 mi
- State Trust: 4.5 mi
- BLM: 4.9 mi
- State Trust: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 11
- Three Buttes: 4.4 mi
- Blue Hill: 5.5 mi
- Lone Butte: 8.6 mi
- Antelope Butte: 12.8 mi
- Sugar Top Hill: 13.8 mi
Parks: 11
- Bruegger Centennial Park: 9.8 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 9.9 mi
- C C Recreation Complex: 10.1 mi
- Fort Union Historical Marker: 18.1 mi
- Snowden Bridge Historical Marker: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- The Point: 8.2 mi
- Balls Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Mortarstone Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 21.2 mi
Museums: 2
- Culbertson Museum: 10.1 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Union Trading Post: 21.8 mi
- Fort Buford State Historic Site: 23.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag Butte | SW 222° | 835 m | 17.9 mi |
| Three Buttes | S 187° | 830 m | 18.9 mi |
| Snake Butte | NE 41° | 804 m | 23.9 mi |
| Blue Hill | SE 130° | 801 m | 5.5 mi |
| Lone Butte | SSE 166° | 784 m | 8.6 mi |
| Three Buttes | ENE 64° | 765 m | 4.4 mi |
| Clay Butte | NE 35° | 739 m | 22.7 mi |
| Haystack Butte | W 277° | 734 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:13 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:14 | 16:08 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culbertson, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185783107
Day trips start here
- Sidney · 26 mi
- Cartwright · 29 mi
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