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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 951 m. Cone Butte stands 1,769 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.29060, -108.62084

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 14
  • Haystack Butte: 7.5 mi
  • Coal Hill: 9.7 mi
  • Three Buttes: 12.0 mi
  • Dog Butte: 13.7 mi
  • Button Butte: 15.7 mi
Springs: 6
Parks: 5
  • Roy City Park: 16.2 mi
  • Grass Range City Park: 20.2 mi
  • George Ore Memorial Park: 23.4 mi
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 23.6 mi
  • Jim Bartlett Field: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Cone ButteW 264°1,769 m21.3 mi
Lewis PeakW 260°1,708 m23.6 mi
Black ButteWSW 257°1,687 m16.8 mi
Lookout PeakW 261°1,614 m19.7 mi
Button ButteS 191°1,372 m23.5 mi
Rattlesnake ButteW 266°1,205 m16.4 mi
Coal HillNW 306°1,056 m9.7 mi
Haystack ButteNE 47°1,027 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:27
June solstice05:1920:2721:15
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice07:5915:3516:27

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902031

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