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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 703 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the south-southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 3.1 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 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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Coordinates46.79102, -105.23247
Around it

83 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 56
Peaks: 16
  • Denbys Peak: 9.9 mi
  • Flat Top Butte: 10.4 mi
  • Sheridan Butte: 10.5 mi
  • McClure Butte: 14.1 mi
  • Eagle Butte: 15.2 mi
Parks: 5
  • Murn Park: 3.6 mi
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 3.8 mi
  • Walther Park: 6.1 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
  • Yellowstone River Historical Marker: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • T: 4.1 mi
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 4.5 mi
Museums: 1
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
Buck MountainSSW 203°1,014 m24.7 mi
Green MountainSSW 202°1,013 m22.4 mi
Blue MountainSSW 201°1,005 m23.6 mi
Diamond G ButteNNW 345°982 m16.0 mi
Big PeakSSW 205°970 m21.2 mi
Twin ButtesSSE 163°953 m21.8 mi
Rattlesnake ButteSSE 165°947 m23.8 mi
Corral ButteSSW 207°939 m20.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:14
June solstice05:0820:1220:59
September equinox06:4818:2019:00
December solstice07:4415:2416:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234455565737261463221
Precip in0.30.30.41.42.52.41.91.31.20.90.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898302

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