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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 900 m. Square Butte stands 1,746 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wild Horse Butte, a peak 2.1 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.65585, -109.89669
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 30
Peaks: 27
  • Wild Horse Butte: 2.1 mi
  • Cherry Top: 5.4 mi
  • The Peak: 7.7 mi
  • Dark Butte: 8.5 mi
  • Steamboat Rock: 9.6 mi
Springs: 7
Parks: 5
  • Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 13.9 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 23.3 mi
  • Denton City Park: 23.4 mi
  • Lions Park: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hole-in-the-Wall Recreation Site (Float-In): 13.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Square Butte School: 17.2 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
Square ButteSW 232°1,746 m20.4 mi
Round ButteSW 236°1,623 m23.7 mi
Buckskin ButteSW 235°1,164 m18.4 mi
Antelope ButteSW 234°1,162 m16.0 mi
Twin ButtesSSE 149°1,097 m18.8 mi
Cherry TopESE 108°1,071 m5.4 mi
Black ButteSSE 151°1,061 m14.1 mi
The PeakE 101°1,022 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5219:32
June solstice05:2220:3421:22
September equinox07:0718:3919:19
December solstice08:0615:3816:31

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837465562716960473527
Precip in0.60.60.82.12.73.21.71.31.51.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Geraldine, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783138

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