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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 880 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

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What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

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Coordinates48.75806, -108.93723
Around it

71 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 55
Parks: 8
Peaks: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 17.8 mi
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
West ButteN 1°1,059 m6.4 mi
Middle ButteNE 50°1,050 m3.7 mi
East ButteE 100°1,007 m5.7 mi
Rabbit HillsWSW 249°803 m13.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:29
June solstice05:1320:3321:23
September equinox07:0318:3419:16
December solstice09:0716:2717:22

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133445463696858453120
Precip in0.50.40.51.01.92.91.41.01.10.70.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlem, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902359

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