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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 884 m. Rattlesnake Butte stands 1,060 m to the southwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Breed Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.97265, -108.04753

94 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 59
Peaks: 23
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 9.2 mi
  • Barney Pinnacle: 11.9 mi
  • Twin Butte: 13.4 mi
  • Duff Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Froehlich Butte: 14.9 mi
Springs: 9
Parks: 2
  • Jim Bartlett Field: 14.4 mi
  • George Ore Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

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
Rattlesnake ButteSW 222°1,060 m9.2 mi
Waddington DomeENE 68°1,009 m22.0 mi
Black ButteE 97°997 m23.1 mi
Neiter ButteENE 67°987 m23.9 mi
Tindall DivideNE 53°983 m24.4 mi
Timber ButteE 83°968 m16.3 mi
Castle ButteENE 59°968 m18.9 mi
Turner ButteE 83°962 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4519:25
June solstice05:1820:2421:12
September equinox07:0018:3219:12
December solstice07:5615:3416:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242837475665747262493627
Precip in0.40.40.61.32.62.81.91.21.21.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mosby 4 ENE, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784572

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