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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 794 m. Shell Butte stands 1,735 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.8 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates47.99708, -108.02401
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 15
  • Button Butte: 8.7 mi
  • Coburn Butte: 17.4 mi
  • Ricker Butte: 18.6 mi
  • Travois Butte: 19.2 mi
  • Bear Mountain: 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shell ButteW 261°1,735 m24.7 mi
Old Scraggy PeakW 260°1,731 m23.7 mi
Beaver MountainW 264°1,689 m23.5 mi
Green MountainW 264°1,673 m24.6 mi
Saddle ButteWSW 253°1,570 m24.9 mi
Coming Day ButteW 267°1,521 m21.6 mi
Bear MountainWSW 258°1,456 m21.1 mi
Travois ButteW 266°1,425 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1320:2721:16
September equinox07:0018:3119:12
December solstice08:0015:2816:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182132435363706958443121
Precip in0.30.20.51.12.42.71.91.21.11.00.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 35 S, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783170

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