Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 572 m. Snake Butte stands 804 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Java, a ghost town 2.7 miles away. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates48.00540, -104.10517
74 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 27
- State Trust: 3.9 mi
- BLM: 3.9 mi
- BLM: 6.2 mi
- BLM: 7.3 mi
- BLM: 10.5 mi
Parks: 23
- Snowden Bridge Historical Marker: 9.6 mi
- Fort Union Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
- Sharbano Park: 10.6 mi
- Sundheim Park: 11.8 mi
- Old Fort Gilbert Historical Marker: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 13
- Antelope Butte: 6.1 mi
- Crow Fly High Hill: 14.9 mi
- Three Buttes: 14.9 mi
- Blue Hill: 15.0 mi
- Bull Butte: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Java: 2.7 mi
- Mondak: 2.9 mi
- Charbonneau: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Fort Union Trading Post: 3.0 mi
- Fort Buford State Historic Site: 4.9 mi
- Sloulin Field International Airport (historic): 24.5 mi
Museums: 3
- MonDak Heritage Center: 20.3 mi
- Culbertson Museum: 20.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Trail Museum: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Point: 13.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- GN 3059: 24.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Butte | N 351° | 804 m | 18.0 mi |
| Blue Hill | WSW 256° | 801 m | 15.0 mi |
| Bull Butte | N 8° | 785 m | 23.2 mi |
| Lone Butte | WSW 243° | 784 m | 18.8 mi |
| Three Buttes | W 277° | 765 m | 14.9 mi |
| Clay Butte | NNW 343° | 739 m | 19.4 mi |
| Ragged Butte | ESE 114° | 730 m | 23.5 mi |
| Antelope Butte | W 261° | 728 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 04:58 | 20:12 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 15:13 | 16:06 |
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 | 21 | 33 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sidney, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/186903468
Day trips start here
- Cartwright · 13 mi
- Sidney · 20 mi
- Alexander · 24 mi
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