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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 807 m. Bonhoff Butte stands 856 m to the north-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Table Rock, a peak 2.2 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.53389, -106.01217
Around it

86 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 52
Peaks: 24
  • Devils Table Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Big Heaven: 2.5 mi
  • McDonald Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Little Heaven: 4.7 mi
  • Cobb Hill: 7.7 mi
Parks: 7
  • Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 10.1 mi
  • McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 10.5 mi
  • Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 16.2 mi
  • Rock Creek State Park: 20.5 mi
  • Ben Larson Park: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 21.6 mi
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
Bonhoff ButteNNW 346°856 m9.0 mi
McDonald ButteSW 218°847 m2.9 mi
Little HeavenE 81°846 m4.7 mi
Stony Butte HillSE 140°846 m18.3 mi
Devils Table RockWNW 288°838 m2.2 mi
Cobb HillSW 224°838 m7.7 mi
Twin ButtesSSW 201°836 m21.6 mi
White ButtesSW 217°817 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0720:1821:06
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5015:2316:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233445463717059453121
Precip in0.20.20.31.22.52.52.11.11.10.90.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockway 3 WSW, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783919

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