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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 937 m. Cone Butte stands 1,769 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Linder Spring, a spring 1.5 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.61856, -109.05446

94 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Peaks: 18
  • Peck Hills: 5.3 mi
  • Bald Butte: 5.5 mi
  • White Horse Butte: 7.2 mi
  • Reppe Butte: 7.9 mi
  • Woodhawk Hill: 9.8 mi
Springs: 10
Parks: 3
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 17.2 mi
  • Roy City Park: 20.0 mi
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 23.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 12.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Cone ButteS 182°1,769 m24.9 mi
Thornhill ButteNE 46°1,405 m24.0 mi
Rattlesnake ButteS 171°1,205 m24.2 mi
Sheepherder PeakSW 214°1,203 m19.8 mi
Woodhawk HillNW 313°1,074 m9.8 mi
Bald ButteW 268°1,060 m5.5 mi
Coal HillSE 144°1,056 m21.0 mi
Bloomfield ButteWSW 246°1,047 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1920:3021:18
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0215:3516:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535445462706959463324
Precip in0.50.40.51.32.52.61.71.30.90.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY 8 NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214355

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