Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 952 m. Big John Butte stands 1,804 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates48.36033, -109.16319
95 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 43
- McCann Butte: 6.5 mi
- Sayer Butte: 6.5 mi
- Crown Butte: 6.6 mi
- Iron Butte: 7.9 mi
- Timber Butte: 8.1 mi
Nature reserves: 37
- State Trust: 2.3 mi
- State Trust: 3.6 mi
- State Trust: 4.4 mi
- State Trust: 5.8 mi
- State Trust: 5.9 mi
Parks: 11
- Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 2.6 mi
- Centennial Park: 16.4 mi
- North Side Park: 16.5 mi
- Battle of Bears Paw Historical Marker: 16.7 mi
- Zurich Park: 17.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Blaine County Museum: 16.2 mi
- Wildlife Museum: 16.3 mi
- Pictorial Museum: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
- The Battle of Bear Paws: 16.6 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big John Butte | WSW 239° | 1,804 m | 20.9 mi |
| Moses Mountain | WSW 241° | 1,745 m | 24.3 mi |
| Black Butte | S 187° | 1,679 m | 10.3 mi |
| Murphy Butte | SW 228° | 1,661 m | 16.3 mi |
| Thunder Butte | S 169° | 1,643 m | 9.8 mi |
| Corrigan Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,630 m | 16.3 mi |
| Timber Butte | SSW 206° | 1,629 m | 8.1 mi |
| Suction Butte | SSE 167° | 1,619 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:48 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:33 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:31 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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