Nature reserve · Montana
BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 825 m. Shell Butte stands 1,735 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
Coordinates47.86762, -108.02836
75 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 49
- BLM: 3.8 mi
- State Trust: 6.7 mi
- BLM: 6.9 mi
- BLM: 7.3 mi
- State Trust: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 22
- Coburn Butte: 15.7 mi
- Button Butte: 16.4 mi
- Ricker Butte: 16.8 mi
- Sharette Butte: 19.4 mi
- Travois Butte: 20.4 mi
Parks: 4
- UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 19.2 mi
- Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 20.2 mi
- Fourchette Creek Recreation Area: 22.0 mi
- Devils Creek State Recreation Area: 24.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Butte | WNW 282° | 1,735 m | 24.8 mi |
| Old Scraggy Peak | WNW 282° | 1,731 m | 23.7 mi |
| Beaver Mountain | WNW 286° | 1,689 m | 24.1 mi |
| Saddle Butte | W 274° | 1,570 m | 23.7 mi |
| Coming Day Butte | WNW 290° | 1,521 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WNW 283° | 1,456 m | 21.0 mi |
| Travois Butte | WNW 292° | 1,425 m | 20.4 mi |
| Whitcomb Butte | W 278° | 1,363 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:27 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:29 | 16:23 |
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 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 35 S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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