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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 850 m. The Big Hill stands 969 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.61880, -106.31750
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 16
  • Sand Buttes: 12.3 mi
  • Black Buttes: 15.0 mi
  • Sunday Butte: 16.0 mi
  • Red Buttes: 17.0 mi
  • Horse Creek Hill: 17.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 24.3 mi
  • Rosebud Historical Marker: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
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
The Big HillNW 310°969 m21.3 mi
Three ButtesNW 315°963 m23.7 mi
Sunday ButteNW 305°962 m16.0 mi
Horse Creek HillENE 72°955 m17.1 mi
Montgomery HillNW 318°937 m22.7 mi
Red ButtesN 359°924 m17.0 mi
Chalk ButteNE 36°922 m19.2 mi
Black ButtesSSW 206°916 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:18
June solstice05:1320:1621:03
September equinox06:5318:2519:05
December solstice07:4715:3016:21

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233445363717059453122
Precip in0.20.20.41.22.72.51.51.01.21.00.20.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900069

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