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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 941 m. Thornhill Butte stands 1,405 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.65205, -109.03600
Around it

89 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 57
Peaks: 16
  • Reppe Butte: 5.5 mi
  • White Horse Butte: 6.4 mi
  • Bald Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Peck Hills: 7.7 mi
  • Woodhawk Hill: 9.1 mi
Springs: 10
Parks: 3
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 16.4 mi
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 22.0 mi
  • Roy City Park: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 10.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Trust. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thornhill ButteNE 49°1,405 m21.8 mi
Sheepherder PeakSSW 213°1,203 m22.2 mi
Woodhawk HillWNW 298°1,074 m9.1 mi
Bald ButteWSW 249°1,060 m6.9 mi
Coal HillSSE 149°1,056 m22.5 mi
Bloomfield ButteWSW 238°1,047 m12.5 mi
Lion ButteNW 322°1,047 m21.3 mi
Saskatchewan ButteNNE 33°1,038 m17.3 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 solstice08:0315:3416:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535445462706959463324
Precip in0.50.40.51.32.52.61.71.30.90.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY 8 NE, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786062

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