Nature reserve · Montana

BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,148 m. West Butte stands 1,345 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. 38 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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Coordinates45.22020, -105.42833

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

BLM: 0.7 mi
BLM: 3.2 mi
BLM: 3.8 mi
BLM: 4.8 mi
BLM: 5.1 mi

Peaks38

Eldon Mountain: 2.9 mi
Castle Rock: 4.5 mi
Baldy Peak: 4.8 mi
Rocky Butte: 5.3 mi
Lonesome Peak: 5.7 mi

Museums2

Wildlife Museum: 15.0 mi
Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum: 15.6 mi

Springs2

Church Spring: 22.9 mi
Selway Spring: 23.2 mi

Parks1

Cottonwood Park: 15.2 mi

Cliffs1

Rock Wall: 24.2 mi

Attractions1

Diamond Butte Lookout: 24.6 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
West Butte	ESE 114°	1,345 m	21.8 mi
Signal Hill	SE 129°	1,319 m	24.0 mi
Gardner Butte	WNW 289°	1,306 m	22.6 mi
Diamond Butte	W 275°	1,301 m	24.6 mi
Bear Skull Mountain	S 188°	1,295 m	5.7 mi
Baldy Peak	W 262°	1,293 m	4.8 mi
Bailey Hill	WNW 287°	1,282 m	22.5 mi
Mitten Butte	SSE 147°	1,227 m	21.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:06	18:35	19:14
June solstice	05:15	20:08	20:54
September equinox	06:49	18:22	19:01
December solstice	07:39	15:34	16:23

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	25	27	37	45	55	65	73	72	62	48	35	26
Precip in	0.4	0.5	0.8	1.8	3.0	2.3	1.8	1.1	1.3	1.3	0.5	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biddle 8 SW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899689

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