Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,066 m. Finger Buttes stands 1,273 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sheep Mountain, a peak 1.2 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates45.47038, -104.21246
59 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 31
- BLM: 1.8 mi
- BLM: 1.9 mi
- State Trust: 4.6 mi
- BLM: 6.0 mi
- State Trust: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 25
- Sheep Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Timber Hill: 6.2 mi
- Indian Butte: 6.7 mi
- Mud Butte: 6.7 mi
- Three Peaks: 7.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Capitol: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Jumpoff: 21.5 mi
Parks: 1
- Mallula State Game Production Area: 24.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finger Buttes | SW 221° | 1,273 m | 13.2 mi |
| Harding Peak | ESE 114° | 1,223 m | 17.3 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | NE 48° | 1,199 m | 1.2 mi |
| Belltower Butte | NNW 337° | 1,198 m | 9.7 mi |
| Stormy Butte | NNE 17° | 1,192 m | 11.5 mi |
| Dead Horse Point | SW 236° | 1,183 m | 24.5 mi |
| Capitol Rock | NE 40° | 1,170 m | 9.2 mi |
| Potato Buttes | SW 234° | 1,149 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:30 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:04 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:27 | 16:17 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ridgeway 1 S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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