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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 771 m. Ricker Butte stands 1,211 m to the west, 24 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.84028, -107.87640

64 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 14
  • Square Butte: 13.9 mi
  • Barnard Buttes: 14.5 mi
  • Reynolds Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Coal Mine Hill: 16.0 mi
  • Collins Hill: 16.2 mi
Parks: 3
  • Fourchette Creek Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
  • UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 16.7 mi
  • Devils Creek State Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
Springs: 3

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
Ricker ButteW 278°1,211 m24.0 mi
Coburn ButteW 279°1,154 m22.9 mi
Coal Mine HillE 90°1,019 m16.0 mi
Larb HillsE 94°981 m16.9 mi
Table TopSE 143°920 m21.9 mi
Collins HillE 79°914 m16.2 mi
Barnard ButtesESE 111°904 m14.5 mi
Brandon ButteSSE 159°895 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1320:2621:15
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice07:5915:2916:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182132435363706958443121
Precip in0.30.20.51.12.42.71.91.21.11.00.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 35 S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185215037

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