Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 817 m. Black Hills stands 944 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates47.18585, -106.38507
- 28.0 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
49 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 30
- BLM: 4.1 mi
- State Trust: 6.0 mi
- State Trust: 8.9 mi
- BLM: 10.0 mi
- State Trust: 10.7 mi
Peaks: 13
- White Buttes: 9.5 mi
- Twin Buttes: 10.4 mi
- Hook Rock: 11.9 mi
- Phillips Buttes: 14.5 mi
- Standing Rock: 15.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Seventynine Spring: 21.1 mi
- Mud Springs: 23.0 mi
- Upper Hanson Spring: 23.5 mi
- Lower Hanson Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 13.9 mi
Parks: 1
- Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 13.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills | SW 216° | 944 m | 22.5 mi |
| Darby Buttes | W 266° | 926 m | 24.3 mi |
| Red Buttes | S 173° | 924 m | 22.4 mi |
| Chalk Butte | ESE 106° | 903 m | 21.0 mi |
| Little Chalk Butte | SSE 149° | 892 m | 20.8 mi |
| Phillips Buttes | SW 221° | 881 m | 14.5 mi |
| Cobb Hill | NNE 33° | 838 m | 22.1 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ENE 68° | 836 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:38 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:27 | 16:19 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cohagen, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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