Nature reserve · Montana
US BOR
US BOR is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 692 m. Black Butte stands 864 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- US Bureau of Reclamation
How to reach it
Coordinates48.35762, -108.19135
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- State Trust: 1.4 mi
- BLM: 2.6 mi
- BLM: 3.5 mi
- BLM: 3.6 mi
- BLM: 4.0 mi
Parks: 7
- Milk River - Dodson Dam Unit Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Early Day Outlaws Historical Marker: 10.3 mi
- Riverview Park: 14.2 mi
- Trafton Park: 14.7 mi
- Hillcrest Park: 14.7 mi
Peaks: 4
- Black Butte: 20.3 mi
- Button Butte: 23.3 mi
- Fanny Hill: 23.6 mi
- Hubert Hill: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Townsend Spring: 24.2 mi
- Lakeside Spring: 24.2 mi
- Bebee Spring: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Great Plains Dinosaur Museum: 14.9 mi
- Phillips County Museum: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- Phillips County Fair Grounds: 3.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wagner: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Early Day Outlaws: 10.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of US BOR. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte | WSW 240° | 864 m | 20.3 mi |
| Hubert Hill | N 11° | 834 m | 24.0 mi |
| Fanny Hill | NE 53° | 795 m | 23.6 mi |
| Button Butte | SE 143° | 755 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:44 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 20:29 | 21:18 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 08:02 | 15:27 | 16:21 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 46 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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