Skip to content
Byway
Nature reserve · Montana

BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 795 m. Darby Buttes stands 926 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambs Butte, a peak 7.9 miles away. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.39899, -106.58479
Around it

76 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 34
Peaks: 22
  • Lambs Butte: 7.9 mi
  • Indian Rocks: 11.0 mi
  • Standing Rock: 12.4 mi
  • Hook Rock: 15.1 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 15.4 mi
Parks: 10
  • Panwitz Park: 15.9 mi
  • Willems Park: 16.1 mi
  • Indian Country Historical Marker: 16.2 mi
  • Kariotis Park: 16.3 mi
  • Woodland Park: 16.7 mi
Springs: 7
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Garfield County Veteran's Memorial: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 20.0 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
Darby ButtesSW 222°926 m22.1 mi
Biscuit ButteWNW 285°922 m23.5 mi
Sage Hen ButtesW 281°913 m21.2 mi
Smoky ButteW 259°913 m23.8 mi
Haystack ButteW 272°907 m24.4 mi
Buffalo HillNNW 327°894 m15.4 mi
Brownie ButteWNW 294°876 m22.2 mi
Square ButteN 10°861 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1020:1921:08
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:5215:2616:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172132435363716958443120
Precip in0.30.30.51.42.22.71.71.31.11.20.50.4

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898292

More nature reserves in Montana

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore nature reserves
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to BLM.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens