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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 798 m. Shell Butte stands 1,036 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount McKinley, a peak 1.0 miles away. 119 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

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Coordinates46.82465, -104.51162
Around it

119 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 47
Parks: 35
  • Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge: 17.0 mi
  • Makoshika State Park: 17.5 mi
  • Carol Park: 18.6 mi
  • Pierre Wibaux Monument: 18.6 mi
  • Pierre Wibaux Historical Marker: 19.0 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Mount McKinley: 1.0 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Pine Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 5.2 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 10.0 mi
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Rock Bridge: 17.8 mi
  • Wibaux County Fairgrounds: 18.5 mi
  • Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC: 20.6 mi
  • Dawson County Fairgrounds: 23.0 mi
  • Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
  • Pierre Wibaux: 18.6 mi
  • Wibaux Settler Monument: 19.6 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 24.8 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pine-on-the-Rock Picnic Site/ Campground: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Shell ButteSE 138°1,036 m19.2 mi
Cap RockSE 146°974 m16.0 mi
Podolski ButteE 100°935 m17.0 mi
Red Top ButteE 83°933 m16.7 mi
Blue MountainNNW 337°904 m10.0 mi
Baird ButteENE 71°899 m16.1 mi
Jackrabbit ButteE 82°898 m17.0 mi
Rocking Chair ButteSSE 161°875 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0420:0920:57
September equinox06:4618:1818:58
December solstice07:4115:2116:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182131425262696959443121
Precip in0.50.60.81.62.62.52.31.41.71.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlyle 13 NW, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214526

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