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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 934 m. Red Butte stands 1,355 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates46.11628, -106.73762

57 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 33
Parks: 11
  • Marcyes Park: 10.3 mi
  • VFW Park: 10.4 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 10.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 11.0 mi
  • Stillwater Ballfield Complex: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Eagle Rock: 14.8 mi
  • Rosebud Buttes: 16.8 mi
  • Castle Butte: 18.2 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 18.3 mi
  • Schoolmarm Buttes: 19.7 mi
Museums: 2

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
Red ButteSSW 213°1,355 m20.6 mi
Whiskey ButteWSW 257°1,112 m24.0 mi
Bulldog ButteWSW 257°1,040 m24.7 mi
Eagle RockSSE 151°1,008 m14.8 mi
Rosebud ButtesENE 76°1,006 m16.8 mi
Gobblers KnobESE 120°1,004 m24.0 mi
Rattlesnake ButteWNW 295°981 m18.3 mi
Castle ButteN 350°938 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1620:1621:03
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4715:3416:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636465665737161473424
Precip in0.60.60.91.82.92.51.41.21.41.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forsyth, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786245

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