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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,107 m. Bald Butte stands 1,710 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.01575, -108.61741

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 11
  • Button Butte: 6.1 mi
  • Bald Butte: 7.1 mi
  • Three Buttes: 8.2 mi
  • Three Buttes: 9.5 mi
  • McDonald Butte: 19.0 mi
Parks: 4
  • Grass Range City Park: 8.8 mi
  • George Ore Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
  • Jim Bartlett Field: 12.6 mi
  • Fort Maginnis Historical Marker: 23.6 mi
Springs: 3

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
Bald ButteSW 228°1,710 m23.2 mi
Black ButteNW 313°1,687 m22.5 mi
Button ButteSW 229°1,372 m6.1 mi
McDonald ButteW 264°1,308 m19.0 mi
Three ButtesSSW 194°1,254 m8.2 mi
Bald ButteS 189°1,236 m7.1 mi
Rattlesnake ButteNW 317°1,205 m24.3 mi
Rattlesnake ButteESE 115°1,060 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:27
June solstice05:2020:2621:14
September equinox07:0218:3419:14
December solstice07:5815:3616:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262736445361686758463526
Precip in0.70.50.91.83.43.21.71.71.51.20.70.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784559

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