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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 878 m. Steamboat Butte stands 1,177 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates46.14710, -107.60355

43 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 24
Peaks: 13
  • Fivemile Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Ninemile Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Bender Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Mexican Buttes: 10.2 mi
  • Mud Butte: 11.1 mi
Parks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Museums: 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
Steamboat ButteWNW 287°1,177 m24.9 mi
Whiskey ButteESE 112°1,112 m19.6 mi
Lookout PointW 280°1,105 m21.0 mi
Castle ButteW 269°1,080 m16.6 mi
Twin ButtesNNW 335°1,078 m12.1 mi
Mail Box HillNNW 331°1,076 m15.2 mi
Ninemile HillNNW 348°1,057 m7.6 mi
Mexican ButtesNNW 339°1,052 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4419:23
June solstice05:2020:2021:06
September equinox06:5818:3019:10
December solstice07:5115:3716:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222433425261706958443224
Precip in0.50.60.71.62.62.61.30.91.21.40.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pompeys Pillar 15N, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902345

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