State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 933 m. Thornhill Butte stands 1,405 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 2.7 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
90 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 1.1 mi
- BLM: 2.3 mi
- State Trust: 2.8 mi
- BLM: 3.2 mi
- BLM: 3.7 mi
- White Horse Butte: 5.5 mi
- Bald Butte: 5.8 mi
- Reppe Butte: 5.9 mi
- Peck Hills: 7.5 mi
- Woodhawk Hill: 8.2 mi
- Linder Spring: 1.2 mi
- Bow Spring: 2.3 mi
- Lewis Spring: 2.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 3.8 mi
- Bakers Spring: 4.8 mi
- Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 17.4 mi
- Roy City Park: 22.3 mi
- Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 23.0 mi
- Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 10.6 mi
- Winifred Museum: 16.1 mi
- Armells: 23.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornhill Butte | NE 51° | 1,405 m | 22.6 mi |
| Sheepherder Peak | SSW 210° | 1,203 m | 21.6 mi |
| Woodhawk Hill | WNW 302° | 1,074 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bald Butte | WSW 245° | 1,060 m | 5.8 mi |
| Coal Hill | SSE 147° | 1,056 m | 23.0 mi |
| Bloomfield Butte | SW 235° | 1,047 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lion Butte | NW 324° | 1,047 m | 20.7 mi |
| Saskatchewan Butte | NE 36° | 1,038 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:30 | 21:19 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 08:03 | 15:35 | 16:28 |
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 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY 8 NE, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185215027
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