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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 774 m. Square Butte stands 861 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucky Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.87516, -106.23515

97 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 50
Peaks: 26
  • Lucky Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Westland Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Coal Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Andrews Hill: 5.6 mi
Parks: 17
  • Bear Creek Recreation Area: 5.9 mi
  • Rock Creek State Park: 7.9 mi
  • Flat Lake Recreation Area: 11.9 mi
  • Downstream Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
  • Big Muddy Park: 13.5 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 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
Square ButteSW 227°861 m17.0 mi
Bonhoff ButteSSE 151°856 m17.0 mi
Coal HillN 354°844 m5.0 mi
Devils Table RockSSE 160°838 m24.4 mi
Signal ButteSW 235°832 m22.9 mi
Indian HillNNW 338°831 m8.3 mi
Brownie ButteSW 227°831 m21.4 mi
Goat MountainSE 139°810 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3719:18
June solstice05:0720:2021:08
September equinox06:5218:2419:05
December solstice07:5215:2216:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234475766747362493422
Precip in0.30.30.40.92.52.72.41.41.10.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Peck PWR PLT, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784587

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