Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 573 m. Snake Butte stands 804 m to the north, 16 miles off. 70 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates48.03785, -104.17532
70 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 34
- BLM: 3.4 mi
- State Trust: 3.9 mi
- BLM: 4.4 mi
- State Trust: 5.9 mi
- BLM: 7.8 mi
Parks: 18
- Fort Union Historical Marker: 7.5 mi
- Snowden Bridge Historical Marker: 8.6 mi
- Sharbano Park: 13.9 mi
- Sundheim Park: 15.5 mi
- Bruegger Centennial Park: 17.3 mi
Peaks: 10
- Antelope Butte: 4.2 mi
- Three Buttes: 11.6 mi
- Blue Hill: 12.7 mi
- Snake Butte: 15.5 mi
- Clay Butte: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Mondak: 6.1 mi
- Java: 6.6 mi
- Charbonneau: 22.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Union Trading Post: 6.8 mi
- Fort Buford State Historic Site: 8.8 mi
Museums: 2
- Culbertson Museum: 16.5 mi
- MonDak Heritage Center: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Point: 9.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Butte | N 1° | 804 m | 15.5 mi |
| Blue Hill | WSW 243° | 801 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bull Butte | NNE 18° | 785 m | 21.7 mi |
| Lone Butte | SW 232° | 784 m | 17.2 mi |
| Three Buttes | W 268° | 765 m | 11.6 mi |
| Clay Butte | N 351° | 739 m | 16.5 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SW 221° | 728 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sugar Top Hill | NW 311° | 695 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:29 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:12 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:13 | 16:06 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culbertson, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185784444
Day trips start here
- Cartwright · 17 mi
- Sidney · 22 mi
- Alexander · 28 mi
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