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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 862 m. Shell Butte stands 1,036 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 5.2 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates46.62222, -104.61996

82 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 54
Peaks: 17
  • Rocking Chair Butte: 9.5 mi
  • Pine Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 11.3 mi
  • Cap Rock: 14.1 mi
  • Mount McKinley: 14.3 mi
Parks: 9
  • Plevna City Park: 15.1 mi
  • Wagon Road Historical Marker: 23.4 mi
  • Walts RV Memorial Park: 23.9 mi
  • Baker City Park: 23.9 mi
  • Steve McClain Memorial Park: 23.9 mi
Museums: 1
Cliffs: 1

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
Shell ButteE 91°1,036 m18.0 mi
Grassy ButteESE 114°1,029 m24.9 mi
Antelope ButteSE 129°984 m20.0 mi
Bracket ButteSW 234°978 m20.2 mi
Cap RockE 87°974 m14.1 mi
Twin ButtesWSW 248°953 m24.6 mi
Podolski ButteENE 63°935 m24.6 mi
Blue MountainN 3°904 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0620:0920:56
September equinox06:4618:1818:58
December solstice07:4115:2316:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233435463717060453121
Precip in0.50.50.71.62.92.61.91.31.51.20.60.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185785572

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