Nature reserve · Montana

BLM

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Elevation, modelled: 1,001 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Baldy Mountain2,103 m · 16.7 mi
Nearest byway: Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway28.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 21:22local time
Coordinates: 47.9086, -109.6913

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled 1,001 m. Baldy Mountain stands 2,103 m to the north, 17 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

The record

Operated by: US Bureau of Land Management

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
Baldy Mountain	N 6°	2,103 m	16.7 mi
Wellen Peak	N 359°	1,930 m	16.5 mi
Little Joe Butte	N 356°	1,918 m	17.2 mi
Black Mountain	N 359°	1,904 m	17.3 mi
Elk Peak	N 359°	1,880 m	16.9 mi
Bowery Peak	N 1°	1,860 m	18.9 mi
Bailey Peak	N 356°	1,837 m	19.4 mi
Big John Butte	NNE 18°	1,804 m	21.3 mi

On the road

28.1 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway

Around it

103 named places within 25 miles

Peaks60

Haystack Butte: 8.4 mi
Rattlesnake Butte: 8.8 mi
Tiger Butte: 9.0 mi
Echo Butte: 9.5 mi
Chase Hill: 9.5 mi

Nature reserves33

BLM: 3.5 mi
BLM: 5.8 mi
BLM: 7.9 mi
BLM: 8.5 mi
BLM: 8.6 mi

Parks3

Springs3

Nelson Springs: 14.9 mi
Cow Camp Spring: 17.4 mi
Shake Spring: 20.5 mi

Historic sites2

Citadel Rock: 18.5 mi
Eagle Butte School: 22.2 mi

Cliffs1

The Wall: 13.5 mi

Picnic sites1

Hole-in-the-Wall Recreation Site (Float-In): 18.3 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:22	18:51	19:32
June solstice	05:20	20:34	21:22
September equinox	07:06	18:38	19:18
December solstice	08:06	15:36	16:29

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	20	24	34	46	55	62	70	69	59	46	33	23
Precip in	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.3	2.1	3.1	1.4	1.0	1.2	0.9	0.6	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Sandy, 23 mi away.

Sources

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