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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.90862, -109.69133
Around it

103 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • 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 reserves: 33
Parks: 3
  • Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 11.7 mi
  • Rocky Boy Recreation Area: 17.9 mi
Springs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hole-in-the-Wall Recreation Site (Float-In): 18.3 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
Baldy MountainN 6°2,103 m16.7 mi
Wellen PeakN 359°1,930 m16.5 mi
Little Joe ButteN 356°1,918 m17.2 mi
Black MountainN 359°1,904 m17.3 mi
Elk PeakN 359°1,880 m16.9 mi
Bowery PeakN 1°1,860 m18.9 mi
Bailey PeakN 356°1,837 m19.4 mi
Big John ButteNNE 18°1,804 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5119:32
June solstice05:2020:3421:22
September equinox07:0618:3819:18
December solstice08:0615:3616:29

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202434465562706959463323
Precip in0.50.40.51.32.13.11.41.01.20.90.60.4

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903412

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