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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 983 m. Three Buttes stands 1,397 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

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Coordinates46.09021, -107.81443
Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 22
Peaks: 13
  • Castle Butte: 7.3 mi
  • Mud Butte: 8.7 mi
  • Lookout Point: 12.9 mi
  • Fivemile Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 14.1 mi
Parks: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Christiansen-Graham-Rest-Area: 23.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Huntley Project Museum: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
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
Three ButtesNW 306°1,397 m24.7 mi
Square ButteNW 308°1,375 m24.6 mi
Steamboat ButteNW 309°1,177 m17.7 mi
Lookout PointNW 305°1,105 m12.9 mi
Castle ButteWNW 298°1,080 m7.3 mi
Twin ButtesNNE 18°1,078 m15.7 mi
Mail Box HillN 9°1,076 m17.4 mi
Ninemile HillNE 37°1,057 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4419:24
June solstice05:2120:2021:07
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5115:3816:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222433425261706958443224
Precip in0.50.60.71.62.62.61.30.91.21.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pompeys Pillar 15N, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784504

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