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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 860 m. Sentinel Butte stands 1,045 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Baird Butte, a peak 2.0 miles away. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.90166, -104.14483
Around it

73 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 27
Peaks: 24
  • Baird Butte: 2.0 mi
  • Jackrabbit Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Red Top Butte: 3.5 mi
  • Horse Point: 5.4 mi
  • Podolski Butte: 8.3 mi
Parks: 11
  • Beach Pond and Golf Course: 6.1 mi
  • Wibaux City Park: 6.3 mi
  • Pierre Wibaux Historical Marker: 6.3 mi
  • Golden Valley Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Grace Church Park: 6.5 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Wibaux Settler Monument: 6.5 mi
  • Pierre Wibaux: 6.5 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Wibaux County Fairgrounds: 5.4 mi
  • Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 6.3 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
Sentinel ButteE 98°1,045 m14.8 mi
Shell ButteSSW 193°1,036 m20.1 mi
Square ButteE 96°1,020 m21.3 mi
Rocky ButteESE 121°989 m12.4 mi
Cap RockSSW 204°974 m20.4 mi
Camels Hump ButteENE 78°954 m16.8 mi
Podolski ButteS 184°935 m8.3 mi
Red Top ButteSSW 193°933 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:2919:09
June solstice05:0320:0820:56
September equinox06:4418:1618:56
December solstice07:4015:1916:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930415261696757432919
Precip in0.30.40.61.52.72.82.31.81.81.20.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wibaux 2 E, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214964

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