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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 946 m. Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,277 m to the north, 25 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.66898, -109.54715

98 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 52
Peaks: 30
  • Oil Well Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Reed Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Seventynine Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Clagget Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Birch Creek Hill: 6.3 mi
Springs: 11
Parks: 2
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 6.4 mi
  • Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

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
Rattlesnake ButteN 353°1,277 m24.8 mi
Echo ButteN 4°1,218 m21.3 mi
Sheepherder PeakSSE 149°1,203 m23.1 mi
Saddle RockNNE 14°1,202 m22.2 mi
Seventytwo HillsS 186°1,165 m23.8 mi
Twin ButtesSSW 201°1,097 m18.2 mi
Woodhawk HillENE 79°1,074 m16.0 mi
Cherry TopWSW 257°1,071 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5019:31
June solstice05:2120:3221:21
September equinox07:0618:3719:18
December solstice08:0515:3616:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434435261696857443324
Precip in0.60.30.81.52.83.31.91.51.21.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903418

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