Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 799 m. Red Buttes stands 924 m to the south, 25 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates47.22568, -106.32141
- 25.0 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
44 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 27
- BLM: 4.1 mi
- BLM: 8.0 mi
- State Trust: 8.2 mi
- BLM: 9.9 mi
- State Trust: 11.5 mi
Peaks: 12
- White Buttes: 5.6 mi
- Twin Buttes: 6.8 mi
- Hook Rock: 8.2 mi
- Standing Rock: 12.4 mi
- Lambs Butte: 15.3 mi
Parks: 2
- Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 9.9 mi
- Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Mud Springs: 24.7 mi
- Seventynine Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 9.8 mi
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Buttes | S 180° | 924 m | 25.0 mi |
| Chalk Butte | ESE 117° | 903 m | 19.2 mi |
| Little Chalk Butte | SSE 159° | 892 m | 22.0 mi |
| Phillips Buttes | SW 223° | 881 m | 18.5 mi |
| McDonald Butte | NNE 34° | 847 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNE 30° | 838 m | 18.2 mi |
| Twin Buttes | E 80° | 836 m | 6.8 mi |
| White Buttes | NNE 23° | 817 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:26 | 16:18 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cohagen, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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