State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 860 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the south, 21 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
54 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 4.1 mi
- State Trust: 4.4 mi
- BLM: 5.9 mi
- BLM: 10.9 mi
- State Trust: 11.3 mi
- Chalk Butte: 9.4 mi
- Stony Butte Hill: 10.1 mi
- Big Sheep Mountain: 10.6 mi
- Lower Summit: 13.4 mi
- Twin Buttes: 18.1 mi
- Circle Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
- Ben Larson Park: 18.4 mi
- Circle Park: 18.4 mi
- Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
- McCone County Fairgrounds: 18.2 mi
- McCone County Museum: 18.4 mi
- Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 19.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sheep Mountain | S 179° | 1,079 m | 21.2 mi |
| Big Sheep Mountain | SSE 159° | 1,074 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Antelope | ENE 73° | 1,050 m | 19.8 mi |
| Chalk Butte | SW 231° | 903 m | 9.4 mi |
| Little Chalk Butte | SW 223° | 892 m | 24.4 mi |
| Lower Summit | ENE 78° | 891 m | 13.4 mi |
| Bowgun Butte | SSE 151° | 889 m | 20.8 mi |
| Crazy Butte | ENE 60° | 876 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 20:16 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:24 | 16:16 |
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 | 18 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockway 3 WSW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185783904
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