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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,335 m. Loco Mountain stands 2,817 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Crazy Mountains Historical Marker, a park 2.5 miles away. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 20 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.45571, -109.97468
Around it

64 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 20
  • Suicide Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Wild Horse Butte: 13.5 mi
  • Coffin Butte: 14.1 mi
  • Elephant Rock: 16.4 mi
  • Bartleson Peak: 17.2 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Springs: 16
Parks: 5
  • Crazy Mountains Historical Marker: 2.5 mi
  • Fischer Park: 6.8 mi
  • MDT Harlowton Rest Area: 7.8 mi
  • Haymaker State Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
  • Blade Park: 18.8 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Wheatland County Fairgrounds/Rodeo Arena: 6.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 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
Loco MountainSW 227°2,817 m23.5 mi
Lebo PeakSW 220°2,743 m23.9 mi
Cinnamon PeakSW 229°2,635 m18.9 mi
Bluff MountainNW 320°2,511 m20.5 mi
Mount HighNW 321°2,510 m22.6 mi
Daisy PeakNW 312°2,365 m22.6 mi
Bartleson PeakNNW 330°2,288 m17.2 mi
Muddy MountainNW 310°2,286 m23.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5319:33
June solstice05:2820:3021:17
September equinox07:0818:4019:19
December solstice08:0115:4516:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634415160676656443325
Precip in0.30.30.51.32.52.81.41.21.10.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlowton, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899714

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