State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 747 m. Thunder Butte stands 1,643 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vision Quest Historical Marker, a park 2.8 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
81 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 6.0 mi
- BLM: 6.7 mi
- State Trust: 8.0 mi
- BLM: 8.6 mi
- BLM: 8.7 mi
- Snake Butte: 7.0 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 12.7 mi
- McCann Butte: 17.4 mi
- Black Butte: 17.7 mi
- Three Buttes: 18.3 mi
- Vision Quest Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
- Harlem Elementary School Park: 6.5 mi
- Lions Club Park: 6.5 mi
- Zurich Park: 16.7 mi
- Pictorial Museum: 3.0 mi
- Blaine County Museum: 24.6 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 24.6 mi
- Phillips County Fair Grounds: 23.1 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Butte | SW 229° | 1,643 m | 23.1 mi |
| Suction Butte | SW 224° | 1,619 m | 24.0 mi |
| Myrtle Butte | SW 226° | 1,588 m | 20.5 mi |
| Miles Butte | SW 230° | 1,507 m | 18.7 mi |
| Iron Butte | SW 231° | 1,433 m | 19.9 mi |
| McCann Butte | SW 235° | 1,308 m | 17.4 mi |
| East Butte | N 351° | 1,007 m | 21.1 mi |
| Haystack Butte | SSW 200° | 1,004 m | 22.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:47 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:32 | 21:21 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:33 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 08:05 | 15:28 | 16:23 |
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 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 31 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Belknap 2 SW, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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