Nature reserve · Montana

BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 789 m. Bonhoff Butte stands 856 m to the west, 16 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 11 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: US Bureau of Land Management

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.69694, -105.73147

11.1 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

BLM: 3.1 mi
BLM: 3.4 mi
BLM: 3.7 mi
BLM: 4.6 mi
BLM: 4.7 mi

Peaks19

Little Heaven: 13.5 mi
Big Heaven: 14.8 mi
Bonhoff Butte: 15.5 mi
Vanderhoof Hill: 16.7 mi
Corner Butte: 17.8 mi

Parks5

Ben Larson Park: 20.7 mi
Circle Historical Marker: 20.8 mi
Circle Park: 20.9 mi
McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 23.0 mi
Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 24.9 mi

Museums1

McCone County Museum: 20.8 mi

Attractions1

McCone County Fairgrounds: 21.1 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.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Bonhoff Butte	W 261°	856 m	15.5 mi
McDonald Butte	SW 228°	847 m	20.1 mi
Little Heaven	SW 219°	846 m	13.5 mi
Devils Table Rock	SW 235°	838 m	18.5 mi
Cobb Hill	SW 228°	838 m	25.0 mi
Woodworth Hill	SE 136°	818 m	23.8 mi
Goat Mountain	WNW 295°	810 m	23.8 mi
Westland Hill	WNW 298°	809 m	23.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:07	18:35	19:16
June solstice	05:05	20:17	21:05
September equinox	06:50	18:22	19:03
December solstice	07:50	15:21	16:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	18	22	34	45	55	64	72	71	60	46	32	21
Precip in	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.4	2.6	2.6	2.1	1.4	1.3	0.9	0.4	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circle, 21 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783804

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