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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 940 m. Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,060 m to the south, 22 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.18426, -108.24197

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 13
  • Dog Butte: 6.8 mi
  • Tin Can Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Duff Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Dovetail Butte: 15.2 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 17.5 mi
Springs: 11
Parks: 3
  • George Ore Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
  • Jim Bartlett Field: 13.7 mi
  • Crooked Creek Recreation Area: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 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
Rattlesnake ButteS 172°1,060 m21.7 mi
Haystack ButteNW 316°1,027 m17.5 mi
Three ButtesW 261°1,023 m23.0 mi
Dovetail ButteN 355°986 m15.2 mi
Barney PinnacleESE 113°948 m20.7 mi
Twin ButteESE 114°940 m23.5 mi
Tin Can HillE 84°927 m9.1 mi
Battleship ButteE 80°925 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4519:26
June solstice05:1820:2521:13
September equinox07:0018:3219:13
December solstice07:5715:3416:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202333435362706958443222
Precip in0.60.40.61.32.92.61.61.41.21.20.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214767

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