Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 678 m. Flag Butte stands 835 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Hill, a peak 3.2 miles away. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates47.94135, -104.48730
88 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 49
- BLM: 4.5 mi
- BLM: 4.6 mi
- State Trust: 5.4 mi
- BLM: 5.8 mi
- BLM: 7.1 mi
Parks: 20
- Bruegger Centennial Park: 14.2 mi
- Swimming Pool Park: 14.3 mi
- C C Recreation Complex: 14.5 mi
- Lambert Park: 18.9 mi
- Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area: 19.6 mi
Peaks: 9
- Blue Hill: 3.2 mi
- Lone Butte: 4.1 mi
- Three Buttes: 6.8 mi
- Antelope Butte: 12.2 mi
- Three Buttes: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Point: 10.9 mi
- Balls Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Mortarstone Bluff: 22.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Culbertson Museum: 14.3 mi
- Historical Society Museum: 18.9 mi
- MonDak Heritage Center: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Fort Union Trading Post: 21.0 mi
- Fort Buford State Historic Site: 22.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag Butte | SW 235° | 835 m | 15.9 mi |
| Three Buttes | SSW 193° | 830 m | 14.8 mi |
| Blue Hill | ENE 76° | 801 m | 3.2 mi |
| Lone Butte | SSE 167° | 784 m | 4.1 mi |
| Three Buttes | NNE 25° | 765 m | 6.8 mi |
| Haystack Butte | WNW 288° | 734 m | 22.4 mi |
| Antelope Butte | ENE 73° | 728 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sugar Top Hill | N 4° | 695 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:30 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 04:59 | 20:13 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:17 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:14 | 16:08 |
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 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 29 | 17 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Culbertson, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185783217
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- Cartwright · 27 mi
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