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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 790 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.79530, -109.38410

84 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 39
Parks: 28
  • Lake Thibadeau National Wildlife Refuge: 10.6 mi
  • Battle of Bears Paw Historical Marker: 15.3 mi
  • North Side Park: 15.5 mi
  • Centennial Park: 15.6 mi
  • Hurry Honyocker Hurry! Historical Marker: 18.7 mi
Peaks: 7
Museums: 6
Artworks: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Great Northern Fair Grounds: 22.3 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
West ButteE 79°1,059 m20.8 mi
Middle ButteE 90°1,050 m23.2 mi
Saddle ButteSSW 211°945 m22.3 mi
Signal ButteWNW 299°925 m21.6 mi
Flagstaff HillWSW 247°898 m22.7 mi
Black ButteSW 226°832 m24.1 mi
Rabbit HillsSE 133°803 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:4919:30
June solstice05:1520:3521:25
September equinox07:0518:3619:17
December solstice09:0916:2917:24

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462696857432919
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.42.91.61.11.00.90.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902428

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