BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 632 m. Blue Mountain stands 904 m to the east-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Bridge, a attraction 5.1 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 103 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
- 27.9 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
103 named places within 25 miles
- MT FWP Black Bridge Fishing Site: 6.3 mi
- State Trust: 7.3 mi
- State Trust: 7.5 mi
- BLM: 8.2 mi
- State Trust: 8.3 mi
- Makoshika State Park: 5.2 mi
- Babe Ruth Field: 6.2 mi
- Whipkey Park: 6.2 mi
- West Glendive Park: 6.3 mi
- History Park: 6.3 mi
- Hungry Joe: 6.6 mi
- Blue Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Bryants Buttes: 10.8 mi
- Custers Lookout: 10.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Butte: 13.0 mi
- Rock Bridge: 5.1 mi
- Dawson County Fairgrounds: 9.0 mi
- Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC: 9.2 mi
- Iron Bluffs: 5.2 mi
- Barrs Bluffs: 16.0 mi
- Sheepshead Bluffs: 20.1 mi
- Glendive Dinosaur & Fossil Museum: 8.5 mi
- Frontier Gateway Museum: 8.5 mi
- Pine-on-the-Rock Picnic Site/ Campground: 6.0 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | ESE 115° | 904 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 152° | 868 m | 18.8 mi |
| Twin Buttes | NNW 338° | 847 m | 22.8 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | SE 145° | 822 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | SE 139° | 817 m | 13.0 mi |
| Mount McKinley | SE 140° | 817 m | 17.7 mi |
| Glendive Butte | N 1° | 802 m | 13.3 mi |
| Simons Butte | SSW 192° | 791 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:32 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:11 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:21 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 34 | 23 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Glendive, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185214342
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