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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 825 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates46.59422, -105.22356

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 26
  • Flat Top Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 9.3 mi
  • Big Peak: 10.9 mi
  • Corral Butte: 10.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 11.0 mi
Parks: 8
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 13.9 mi
  • After the Roundup Historical Marker: 14.0 mi
  • Murn Park: 14.1 mi
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 14.9 mi
  • T: 15.6 mi
  • Camp 21: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
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
Buck MountainSW 228°1,014 m13.7 mi
Green MountainSW 231°1,013 m11.4 mi
Blue MountainSW 227°1,005 m12.3 mi
Henry Woods MountainSSE 149°989 m16.2 mi
The KnobWSW 242°988 m18.1 mi
Baldy PeakSW 222°982 m14.8 mi
Bracket ButteSE 129°978 m16.0 mi
Baldy ButteS 173°977 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:14
June solstice05:0820:1220:59
September equinox06:4818:2119:00
December solstice07:4315:2516:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234455565737261463221
Precip in0.30.30.41.42.52.41.91.31.20.90.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185215000

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