Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 897 m. Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,277 m to the north, 24 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates47.67363, -109.57072
- 11.9 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
96 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 50
- BLM: 1.1 mi
- BLM: 1.4 mi
- BLM: 2.7 mi
- BLM: 4.6 mi
- State Trust: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 31
- Reed Hill: 3.0 mi
- Seventynine Hill: 3.9 mi
- Clagget Hill: 4.2 mi
- Oil Well Hill: 5.1 mi
- Birch Creek Hill: 6.1 mi
Springs: 10
- Nelson Springs: 7.2 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 8.4 mi
- Shake Spring: 10.8 mi
- Bear Springs: 13.0 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 15.1 mi
Parks: 2
- Judith Landing Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Wall: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wolf Creek Falls: 10.7 mi
Museums: 1
- Winifred Museum: 12.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rattlesnake Butte | N 355° | 1,277 m | 24.3 mi |
| Echo Butte | N 7° | 1,218 m | 21.1 mi |
| Sheepherder Peak | SSE 147° | 1,203 m | 24.0 mi |
| Saddle Rock | NNE 16° | 1,202 m | 22.2 mi |
| Seventytwo Hills | S 184° | 1,165 m | 24.1 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SSW 198° | 1,097 m | 18.2 mi |
| Woodhawk Hill | E 80° | 1,074 m | 17.1 mi |
| Cherry Top | WSW 254° | 1,071 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:50 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 20:32 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:36 | 16:30 |
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 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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