Nature reserve · Montana
Local Government
Local Government is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 839 m. Coal Mine Hill stands 1,007 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Local Government
How to reach it
Coordinates48.74726, -106.67195
54 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 41
- Local Government: 6.1 mi
- State Trust: 8.0 mi
- BLM: 8.1 mi
- State Trust: 8.4 mi
- State: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 9
- Round Butte: 10.9 mi
- Lighthouse Hill: 11.5 mi
- Coal Mine Hill: 11.8 mi
- Laundry Hill: 16.1 mi
- Round Butte: 17.3 mi
Parks: 1
- Opheim Park: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Opheim Fairgrounds: 14.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Thoeny: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Cameron Point: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Local Government. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Mine Hill | NE 38° | 1,007 m | 11.8 mi |
| Round Butte | NE 54° | 962 m | 17.3 mi |
| Glass Hill | ENE 63° | 960 m | 20.8 mi |
| Lookout | SE 145° | 910 m | 21.6 mi |
| Laundry Hill | SSW 207° | 906 m | 16.1 mi |
| Round Butte | NNE 20° | 896 m | 10.9 mi |
| Lighthouse Hill | NW 325° | 837 m | 11.5 mi |
| Landre Hills | SW 223° | 791 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:38 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:24 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:18 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 8 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 62 | 62 | 51 | 37 | 22 | 11 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Opheim 12 SSE, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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