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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,586 m. Black Butte stands 2,340 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 8.4 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.05435, -109.67389

45 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 24
  • Knob Hill: 10.7 mi
  • Chinamans Hat: 13.1 mi
  • Lone Indian Butte: 13.4 mi
  • O'Brien Hill: 13.9 mi
  • Wheeler Butte: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Springs: 2
Parks: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Sweet Grass County Fairgrounds: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 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
Black ButteW 272°2,340 m24.0 mi
Porcupine ButteWNW 294°2,137 m21.0 mi
Raspberry ButteWSW 257°2,028 m24.3 mi
Battleship ButteW 278°1,849 m21.0 mi
Lone Indian ButteS 176°1,575 m13.4 mi
Choo-heh-meen HillsS 181°1,540 m15.9 mi
Wheeler ButteW 267°1,513 m14.1 mi
Stephens HillSSE 162°1,502 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5219:31
June solstice05:2820:2821:14
September equinox07:0618:3919:18
December solstice07:5915:4616:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634415059676657453225
Precip in0.40.40.91.72.72.81.51.11.31.20.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gibson 2 NE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900094

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