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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 902 m. Maxwell Butte stands 1,134 m to the south, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.7 miles away. 21 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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Coordinates45.99267, -105.27729
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 21
  • Maxwell Butte: 5.5 mi
  • Saddle Horse Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 9.7 mi
  • Snake Butte: 10.2 mi
  • Chimney Butte: 12.4 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
Maxwell ButteS 183°1,134 m5.5 mi
Twin ButtesSW 218°1,111 m24.4 mi
Twin ButtesSSE 149°1,062 m9.7 mi
Wild Horse MountainWSW 250°1,041 m16.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillS 185°1,038 m14.6 mi
Snake ButteSSE 161°1,036 m10.2 mi
Chimney ButteSE 144°1,005 m12.4 mi
Harris ButtesWSW 258°997 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:14
June solstice05:1120:1020:56
September equinox06:4918:2119:01
December solstice07:4115:2916:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536465666747362473424
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.82.71.71.21.31.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powderville 8 NNE, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899672

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