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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 758 m. Old Scraggy Peak stands 1,731 m to the west-southwest, 25 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.07930, -108.03761
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 10
  • Button Butte: 6.8 mi
  • Travois Butte: 19.8 mi
  • Coburn Butte: 20.0 mi
  • Ricker Butte: 21.1 mi
  • Coming Day Butte: 22.1 mi
Parks: 6
  • Hillcrest Park: 20.2 mi
  • Riverview Park: 20.2 mi
  • Early Day Outlaws Historical Marker: 20.3 mi
  • Legg Addition Park: 20.6 mi
  • Trafton Park: 21.1 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • Early Day Outlaws: 20.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Phillips County Fair Grounds: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

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
Old Scraggy PeakWSW 247°1,731 m24.7 mi
Beaver MountainWSW 251°1,689 m24.2 mi
Coming Day ButteWSW 252°1,521 m22.1 mi
Bear MountainWSW 244°1,456 m22.4 mi
Travois ButteWSW 249°1,425 m19.8 mi
Spring Park ButteWSW 243°1,346 m23.3 mi
Sharette ButteSW 234°1,235 m23.4 mi
Ricker ButteSW 231°1,211 m21.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1320:2821:16
September equinox07:0018:3119:12
December solstice08:0015:2816:22

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, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214822

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