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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 861 m. Sentinel Butte stands 1,045 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Point, a peak 1.1 miles away. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.83580, -104.18677

73 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 28
Peaks: 23
  • Horse Point: 1.1 mi
  • Red Top Butte: 1.7 mi
  • Jackrabbit Butte: 2.2 mi
  • Podolski Butte: 4.0 mi
  • Baird Butte: 4.3 mi
Parks: 11
  • Lamesteer National Wildlife Refuge: 3.4 mi
  • Beach Pond and Golf Course: 9.6 mi
  • Golden Valley Memorial Park: 9.9 mi
  • Gazebo Park - Beach Community Park: 10.2 mi
  • Grace Church Park: 10.3 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 10.2 mi
  • Pierre Wibaux: 10.6 mi
  • Wibaux Settler Monument: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Wibaux County Fairgrounds: 9.6 mi
  • Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 10.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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
Sentinel ButteE 82°1,045 m16.8 mi
Shell ButteS 190°1,036 m15.3 mi
Square ButteE 85°1,020 m23.2 mi
Rocky ButteE 98°989 m12.8 mi
Cap RockSSW 205°974 m15.5 mi
Camels Hump ButteENE 67°954 m20.1 mi
Podolski ButteSSE 159°935 m4.0 mi
Red Top ButteNE 47°933 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:2919:09
June solstice05:0320:0820:55
September equinox06:4418:1618:56
December solstice07:4015:2016:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182131425262696959443121
Precip in0.50.60.81.62.62.52.31.41.71.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlyle 13 NW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902423

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