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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 944 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the east-northeast, 3.3 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 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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Coordinates46.85648, -105.85595
Around it

71 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 54
Peaks: 13
  • Little Sheep Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Ingersol Butte: 9.7 mi
  • Chalk Butte: 10.6 mi
  • Horse Creek Hill: 12.5 mi
  • Bowgun Butte: 13.4 mi
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Camp 21: 25.0 mi
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
Little Sheep MountainENE 61°1,079 m3.3 mi
Big Sheep MountainNNE 26°1,074 m14.3 mi
Horse Creek HillSSW 206°955 m12.5 mi
Red ButtesW 272°924 m22.2 mi
Chalk ButteW 265°922 m10.6 mi
Chalk ButteNNW 344°903 m17.5 mi
Little Chalk ButteWNW 289°892 m15.0 mi
Bowgun ButteENE 70°889 m13.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:1020:1521:02
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4715:2616:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233445363717059453122
Precip in0.20.20.41.22.72.51.51.01.21.00.20.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784480

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