Nature reserve · Montana

BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 863 m. Blacktail Butte stands 1,040 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: US Bureau of Land Management

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.54621, -106.62746

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

BLM: 4.1 mi
BLM: 4.4 mi
BLM: 5.1 mi
BLM: 5.6 mi
BLM: 5.8 mi

Peaks13

Ice Cream Butte: 10.6 mi
Schoolmarm Buttes: 10.7 mi
Black Buttes: 11.8 mi
Sunday Butte: 14.2 mi
Castle Butte: 14.4 mi

Parks6

Riverside Park: 19.2 mi
Pioneer Park: 19.3 mi
VFW Park: 19.8 mi
Marcyes Park: 19.9 mi
Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 24.6 mi

Museums1

Rosebud County Pioneer Museum: 19.3 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.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Blacktail Butte	NW 317°	1,040 m	23.6 mi
The Big Hill	N 355°	969 m	18.8 mi
Three Buttes	N 354°	963 m	21.7 mi
Sunday Butte	N 6°	962 m	14.2 mi
Castle Butte	SW 215°	938 m	14.4 mi
Montgomery Hill	N 358°	937 m	21.8 mi
Black Buttes	SE 136°	916 m	11.8 mi
Round Butte	N 355°	916 m	17.4 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:10	18:39	19:19
June solstice	05:14	20:17	21:04
September equinox	06:54	18:26	19:06
December solstice	07:48	15:31	16:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	22	26	36	46	56	65	73	71	61	47	34	24
Precip in	0.6	0.6	0.9	1.8	2.9	2.5	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.4	0.7	0.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forsyth, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214374

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