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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 884 m. Rosebud Buttes stands 1,006 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Buttes, a peak 1.1 miles away. 9 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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Coordinates46.41244, -106.47193
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 9
  • Black Buttes: 1.1 mi
  • Ice Cream Butte: 2.7 mi
  • Schoolmarm Buttes: 7.7 mi
  • Sand Buttes: 8.1 mi
  • Jack Creek Hill: 8.2 mi
Parks: 6
  • Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 12.8 mi
  • Rosebud Historical Marker: 12.8 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 13.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 14.0 mi
  • Marcyes Park: 14.5 mi
Museums: 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
Rosebud ButtesSSE 168°1,006 m16.9 mi
Sunday ButteNNW 346°962 m24.1 mi
Castle ButteW 261°938 m16.0 mi
Black ButtesNE 47°916 m1.1 mi
Sand ButtesENE 76°880 m8.1 mi
Ice Cream ButteW 265°862 m2.7 mi
Lookout ButteE 88°856 m19.8 mi
Schoolmarm ButtesW 259°848 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1420:1621:03
September equinox06:5318:2619:05
December solstice07:4715:3116:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636465665737161473424
Precip in0.60.60.91.82.92.51.41.21.41.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forsyth, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214380

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