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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 965 m. Cone Butte stands 1,769 m to the south, 24 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway runs past it. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 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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Coordinates47.60199, -109.09012
Around it

93 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Peaks: 18
  • Bald Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Peck Hills: 4.1 mi
  • White Horse Butte: 7.3 mi
  • Bloomfield Butte: 8.6 mi
  • Woodhawk Hill: 9.5 mi
Springs: 10
Parks: 2
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 18.9 mi
  • Roy City Park: 19.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Cone ButteS 178°1,769 m23.7 mi
Lookout PeakS 174°1,614 m24.8 mi
Rattlesnake ButteSSE 166°1,205 m23.4 mi
Sheepherder PeakSSW 212°1,203 m17.9 mi
Woodhawk HillNW 325°1,074 m9.5 mi
Bald ButteWNW 284°1,060 m4.0 mi
Coal HillSE 138°1,056 m21.2 mi
Bloomfield ButteWSW 248°1,047 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1920:3021:18
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0315:3516:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434435261696857443324
Precip in0.60.30.81.52.83.31.91.51.21.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783155

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