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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 690 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.62324, -105.57113
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Corral Butte: 9.5 mi
  • Steamboat Butte: 10.2 mi
  • Tower Butte: 10.4 mi
  • The Knob: 10.4 mi
  • Big Peak: 10.6 mi
Parks: 16
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 10.7 mi
  • Strawberry Hill Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
  • Murn Park: 16.9 mi
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 16.9 mi
  • Pirogue Island State Park: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Camp 21: 10.3 mi
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 16.7 mi
  • T: 17.7 mi
  • Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 20.7 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

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
Little Sheep MountainNNW 329°1,079 m20.6 mi
Buck MountainSSE 150°1,014 m12.8 mi
Green MountainSE 140°1,013 m11.9 mi
Blue MountainSE 144°1,005 m12.9 mi
The KnobS 177°988 m10.4 mi
Baldy PeakSSE 153°982 m14.6 mi
Big PeakSE 137°970 m10.6 mi
Horse Creek HillWNW 285°955 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:1020:1321:00
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4515:2716:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234455565737261463221
Precip in0.30.30.41.42.52.41.91.31.20.90.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786027

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