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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 894 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the east, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 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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Coordinates48.86307, -109.05588
Around it

57 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 46
Peaks: 4
Parks: 4
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 20.3 mi
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
West ButteE 99°1,059 m5.6 mi
Middle ButteESE 121°1,050 m9.5 mi
East ButteSE 127°1,007 m13.8 mi
Rabbit HillsSSW 210°803 m14.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4719:29
June solstice05:1320:3421:24
September equinox07:0418:3419:16
December solstice09:0816:2717:22

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462696857432919
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.42.91.61.11.00.90.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186901934

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