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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,018 m. Antoine Butte stands 1,743 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.83275, -108.57939

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
  • Silver Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Sugar Loaf Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Saddle Butte: 4.5 mi
  • Thornhill Butte: 5.0 mi
  • Gold Bug Butte: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 27
Springs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 11.5 mi
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 20.1 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Antoine ButteN 1°1,743 m6.9 mi
Shell ButteN 10°1,735 m7.5 mi
Old Scraggy PeakNNE 18°1,731 m7.7 mi
Beaver MountainNNE 14°1,689 m9.2 mi
Mission PeakNNW 341°1,680 m6.4 mi
Green MountainN 8°1,673 m8.6 mi
Silver PeakN 357°1,664 m3.8 mi
Gold Bug ButteNNW 345°1,660 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1620:2921:17
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0115:3216:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242432415058666656433325
Precip in0.90.60.81.83.24.02.31.51.41.31.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zortman, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786524

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