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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 704 m. Blue Mountain stands 878 m to the south, 9.1 miles off. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.39039, -104.17749

53 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 31
Peaks: 11
  • Lindberg Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Beehive: 6.0 mi
  • Bull Butte: 7.0 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 9.1 mi
  • The Pyramid: 9.5 mi
Parks: 9
  • Lyndale Acres Park: 21.5 mi
  • Hansen Park: 21.7 mi
  • Swanson Field: 21.9 mi
  • Moose Park: 22.1 mi
  • Nutter Memorial Park: 22.2 mi
Museums: 2

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
Blue MountainS 177°878 m9.1 mi
Four ButtesS 183°864 m19.9 mi
Flat Rock ButteENE 78°830 m15.0 mi
Sheep ButteNE 47°814 m24.4 mi
Cluster ButtesSSW 208°779 m17.9 mi
Lindberg HillNNE 16°770 m3.7 mi
Bull ButteNNE 31°756 m7.0 mi
BeehiveSSW 200°748 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:2919:09
June solstice05:0120:1020:58
September equinox06:4418:1618:56
December solstice07:4215:1716:09

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234465766737161473221
Precip in0.40.30.51.32.62.82.31.51.51.20.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214401

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