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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 891 m. Twin Buttes stands 1,000 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sage Hen Buttes, a peak 2.1 miles away. 82 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.44896, -107.07213

82 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 45
Peaks: 20
  • Sage Hen Buttes: 2.1 mi
  • Biscuit Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 3.2 mi
  • Castle Butte: 3.5 mi
  • Brownie Butte: 6.2 mi
Parks: 9
  • Woodland Park: 11.6 mi
  • Kariotis Park: 11.7 mi
  • Panwitz Park: 11.8 mi
  • Willems Park: 11.8 mi
  • Indian Country Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Garfield County Veteran's Memorial: 11.7 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
Twin ButtesSW 219°1,000 m24.4 mi
Chalk ButteWNW 293°979 m11.7 mi
Adams Rocky ButteSW 219°967 m20.4 mi
Boslough ButteSW 215°966 m21.6 mi
Elephant ButteSW 216°950 m18.8 mi
Darby ButtesSSE 158°926 m21.5 mi
Biscuit ButteN 2°922 m2.6 mi
Sage Hen ButtesENE 75°913 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4119:21
June solstice05:1220:2221:10
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice07:5415:2816:21

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234445463717058453121
Precip in0.40.40.41.32.02.51.61.11.21.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jordan AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786274

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