Nature reserve · Montana

BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 742 m. Bonhoff Butte stands 856 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 18 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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Coordinates47.71738, -105.79819

14.2 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

BLM: 3.2 mi
BLM: 3.4 mi
BLM: 5.0 mi
BLM: 5.2 mi
BLM: 5.3 mi

Peaks18

Bonhoff Butte: 12.8 mi
Little Heaven: 13.1 mi
Vanderhoof Hill: 13.3 mi
Big Heaven: 13.8 mi
Corner Butte: 14.4 mi

Parks6

McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 22.7 mi
Rock Creek State Park: 23.0 mi
Ben Larson Park: 23.2 mi
Circle Historical Marker: 23.3 mi

Museums1

McCone County Museum: 23.3 mi

Attractions1

McCone County Fairgrounds: 23.6 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	WSW 252°	856 m	12.8 mi
McDonald Butte	SW 218°	847 m	19.1 mi
Little Heaven	SSW 204°	846 m	13.1 mi
Devils Table Rock	SW 225°	838 m	17.0 mi
Cobb Hill	SW 220°	838 m	23.8 mi
Goat Mountain	WNW 296°	810 m	20.4 mi
Westland Hill	WNW 299°	809 m	20.3 mi
Bald Butte	NW 306°	800 m	17.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:07	18:35	19:16
June solstice	05:06	20:17	21:06
September equinox	06:51	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	16	19	32	44	55	63	71	70	59	45	30	19
Precip in	0.3	0.3	0.4	1.2	2.5	2.9	2.1	1.4	1.3	1.1	0.4	0.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vida 6 NE, 23 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783833

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