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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 863 m. Mother Butte stands 1,047 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 3.7 miles away. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.21293, -106.67908

76 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 21
  • Darby Buttes: 11.0 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 12.4 mi
  • Phillips Buttes: 13.5 mi
  • McGraw Butte: 17.1 mi
  • Lambs Butte: 19.5 mi
Parks: 5
  • Indian Country Historical Marker: 12.4 mi
  • Panwitz Park: 13.0 mi
  • Willems Park: 13.0 mi
  • Kariotis Park: 13.1 mi
  • Woodland Park: 13.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Garfield County Veteran's Memorial: 13.1 mi
Museums: 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
Mother ButteSSW 213°1,047 m21.8 mi
Fig MountainSW 234°1,045 m19.7 mi
Joe Ott ButteWSW 238°1,011 m23.3 mi
Blazier ButteSW 223°1,003 m24.5 mi
Three ButtesS 179°963 m24.5 mi
Black HillsS 178°944 m20.1 mi
Montgomery HillS 176°937 m24.4 mi
Darby ButtesWSW 251°926 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:3919:19
June solstice05:1120:1921:07
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5115:2816:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192233435362706858443121
Precip in0.30.30.41.12.32.31.61.11.11.10.40.3

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900048

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