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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 975 m. Finger Buttes stands 1,273 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates45.48869, -104.07257

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
Nature reserves: 25
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Mallula State Game Production Area: 18.2 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Finger ButtesSW 234°1,273 m19.1 mi
Harding PeakSE 132°1,223 m12.2 mi
Sheep MountainW 266°1,199 m5.9 mi
Belltower ButteNW 306°1,198 m13.1 mi
Stormy ButteNNW 341°1,192 m10.3 mi
Moreau PeakESE 120°1,187 m20.0 mi
Capitol RockN 352°1,170 m5.8 mi
Lone MountainESE 114°1,167 m21.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:09
June solstice05:0820:0420:49
September equinox06:4418:1718:56
December solstice07:3415:2716:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535455565737161473424
Precip in0.30.40.71.62.92.92.11.61.21.30.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camp Crook, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214590

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