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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 878 m. Black Butte stands 1,687 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.43899, -108.57839
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 12
  • Button Butte: 5.6 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 6.2 mi
  • Smoky Johnson Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Coal Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Indian Butte: 11.9 mi
Springs: 8
Parks: 3
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 14.1 mi
  • Roy City Park: 19.2 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Black ButteSW 233°1,687 m23.1 mi
Rattlesnake ButteWSW 238°1,205 m21.7 mi
Coal HillWSW 245°1,056 m10.8 mi
Haystack ButteSE 146°1,027 m6.2 mi
Three ButtesSSW 198°1,023 m22.3 mi
Dovetail ButteE 100°986 m14.7 mi
Peck HillsWNW 288°951 m24.2 mi
Indian ButteNW 316°928 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:27
June solstice05:1820:2821:16
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0015:3416:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202333435362706958443222
Precip in0.60.40.61.32.92.61.61.41.21.20.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903452

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