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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 915 m. Rosebud Buttes stands 1,006 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates46.50768, -106.36422

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 13
  • Sand Buttes: 5.3 mi
  • Black Buttes: 7.2 mi
  • Ice Cream Butte: 10.4 mi
  • Jack Creek Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Schoolmarm Buttes: 15.0 mi
Parks: 7
  • Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
  • Rosebud Historical Marker: 16.9 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 22.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 22.3 mi
  • Marcyes Park: 22.8 mi
Museums: 2

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
Rosebud ButtesS 184°1,006 m23.1 mi
Sunday ButteNNW 327°962 m20.1 mi
Horse Creek HillNE 55°955 m22.6 mi
Castle ButteWSW 247°938 m22.8 mi
Red ButtesN 4°924 m24.7 mi
Black ButtesSW 217°916 m7.2 mi
Round ButteNW 325°916 m24.4 mi
Sand ButtesSSE 149°880 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1320:1621:03
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4715:3016:21

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636465665737161473424
Precip in0.60.60.91.82.92.51.41.21.41.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forsyth, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214802

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