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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 929 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Summit, a peak 4.0 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 10 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 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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Coordinates47.17254, -105.48753
Around it

53 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 36
Peaks: 12
  • Lower Summit: 4.0 mi
  • Mount Antelope: 7.8 mi
  • High Point: 12.7 mi
  • Diamond G Butte: 13.5 mi
  • Big Sheep Mountain: 14.3 mi
Parks: 3
  • Circle Park: 17.1 mi
  • Circle Historical Marker: 17.2 mi
  • Ben Larson Park: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 16.9 mi
Museums: 1
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
Little Sheep MountainSW 216°1,079 m24.9 mi
Big Sheep MountainSW 231°1,074 m14.3 mi
Mount AntelopeNNE 32°1,050 m7.8 mi
High PointNE 46°1,015 m12.7 mi
Diamond G ButteSE 144°982 m13.5 mi
Chalk ButteWSW 257°903 m22.6 mi
Lower SummitNNW 335°891 m4.0 mi
Bowgun ButteSSW 195°889 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0720:1421:02
September equinox06:4918:2119:02
December solstice07:4615:2316:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172031415161686757422919
Precip in0.40.30.51.42.62.62.11.11.31.10.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry 21 NNW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899677

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