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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 868 m. Rosebud Buttes stands 1,006 m to the south, 14 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.37785, -106.41072
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 10
  • Black Buttes: 3.8 mi
  • Jack Creek Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Ice Cream Butte: 6.0 mi
  • Sand Buttes: 6.6 mi
  • Schoolmarm Buttes: 10.5 mi
Parks: 6
  • Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 9.1 mi
  • Rosebud Historical Marker: 9.2 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 14.7 mi
  • Riverside Park: 14.9 mi
  • Marcyes Park: 15.3 mi
Museums: 1
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
Rosebud ButtesS 177°1,006 m14.1 mi
Baldy ButteSSE 150°985 m23.6 mi
Castle ButteW 270°938 m18.7 mi
Black ButtesNNW 326°916 m3.8 mi
Sand ButtesNE 48°880 m6.6 mi
Ice Cream ButteWNW 291°862 m6.0 mi
Lookout ButteE 80°856 m17.1 mi
Schoolmarm ButtesW 275°848 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:18
June solstice05:1420:1621:02
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4715:3116:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636465665737161473424
Precip in0.60.60.91.82.92.51.41.21.41.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forsyth, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899675

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