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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 804 m. Shell Butte stands 1,036 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Graveyard Hill, a peak 3.6 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 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
Coordinates46.73803, -104.46791
Around it

81 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 45
Peaks: 17
  • Graveyard Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Rocking Chair Butte: 4.3 mi
  • Pine Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Mount McKinley: 6.5 mi
  • Cap Rock: 10.0 mi
Parks: 9
  • Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge: 15.3 mi
  • Carol Park: 21.5 mi
  • Pierre Wibaux Monument: 21.5 mi
  • Wibaux City Park: 21.8 mi
  • Pierre Wibaux Historical Marker: 21.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Wibaux County Fairgrounds: 21.0 mi
  • Rock Bridge: 24.1 mi
  • Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Pine-on-the-Rock Picnic Site/ Campground: 24.0 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
Shell ButteSE 127°1,036 m13.6 mi
Grassy ButteSE 140°1,029 m23.9 mi
Cedar ButteSE 142°1,005 m24.7 mi
Antelope ButteSSE 158°984 m22.2 mi
Cap RockSE 137°974 m10.0 mi
Podolski ButteENE 78°935 m15.0 mi
Red Top ButteENE 61°933 m16.5 mi
Blue MountainNNW 339°904 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0520:0920:56
September equinox06:4518:1718:57
December solstice07:4115:2116:13

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182131425262696959443121
Precip in0.50.60.81.62.62.52.31.41.71.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlyle 13 NW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902379

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