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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 987 m. Sheepherder Peak stands 1,203 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 9.2 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.57830, -109.57085
Around it

95 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 48
Peaks: 27
  • Seventynine Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Oil Well Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Reed Hill: 7.6 mi
  • The Peak: 8.5 mi
  • Clagget Hill: 10.1 mi
Springs: 13
Parks: 3
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
  • Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 11.9 mi
  • Denton City Park: 24.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
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
Sheepherder PeakSE 136°1,203 m18.8 mi
Indian Graves ButteS 187°1,188 m21.4 mi
Seventytwo HillsS 185°1,165 m17.5 mi
Sand Rock HillSSW 191°1,139 m20.1 mi
Twin ButtesSSW 207°1,097 m12.1 mi
Woodhawk HillENE 61°1,074 m19.3 mi
Cherry TopWNW 290°1,071 m10.7 mi
Black ButteSW 230°1,061 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5019:31
June solstice05:2120:3221:20
September equinox07:0618:3719:18
December solstice08:0415:3716:30

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783173

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