BLM
BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 646 m. Flag Butte stands 835 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Land Management
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
67 named places within 25 miles
- Haystack Butte: 1.5 mi
- Twomile Hill: 6.3 mi
- Flag Butte: 18.0 mi
- Three Buttes: 22.9 mi
- Sugar Top Hill: 23.7 mi
- Fort Peck Indian Reservation Historical Marker: 13.6 mi
- American Legion Park: 13.8 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 19.5 mi
- C C Recreation Complex: 19.8 mi
- Bruegger Centennial Park: 20.0 mi
- Poplar Museum: 12.5 mi
- Fort Peck Tribal Museum: 13.3 mi
- Poplar Museum: 13.3 mi
- Culbertson Museum: 20.9 mi
- Mortarstone Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Balls Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Rocky Point: 18.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag Butte | SSE 157° | 835 m | 18.0 mi |
| Blue Hill | ESE 106° | 801 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lone Butte | ESE 119° | 784 m | 23.8 mi |
| Three Buttes | E 93° | 765 m | 22.9 mi |
| Haystack Butte | WSW 246° | 734 m | 1.5 mi |
| Sugar Top Hill | ENE 64° | 695 m | 23.7 mi |
| Twomile Hill | NNW 342° | 616 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:01 | 20:15 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:16 | 16:09 |
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 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 68 | 67 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 15 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolf Point 29 ENE, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185783118
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