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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 659 m. Flag Butte stands 835 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.00739, -105.13723

61 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 40
Parks: 9
  • Fort Peck Indian Reservation Historical Marker: 7.8 mi
  • American Legion Park: 8.2 mi
  • Lewis and Clark Park: 19.0 mi
  • Bridge Park: 19.1 mi
  • Nellies Park: 23.7 mi
Museums: 6
Peaks: 3
  • Haystack Butte: 9.0 mi
  • Twomile Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Flag Butte: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Wolf Point Stampede Grounds: 23.2 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flag ButteSE 129°835 m21.9 mi
Haystack ButteENE 75°734 m9.0 mi
Twomile HillNE 42°616 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3219:13
June solstice05:0220:1621:05
September equinox06:4818:1919:00
December solstice07:4815:1716:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161932445563717059453019
Precip in0.30.30.41.22.52.92.11.41.31.10.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vida 6 NE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214843

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