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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 836 m. Mother Butte stands 1,047 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.09364, -106.51699

69 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 35
Peaks: 19
  • Phillips Buttes: 5.6 mi
  • Black Hills: 13.7 mi
  • McGraw Butte: 16.6 mi
  • Montgomery Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Three Buttes: 17.8 mi
Parks: 6
  • Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 22.8 mi
  • Indian Country Historical Marker: 23.4 mi
  • Panwitz Park: 24.1 mi
  • Willems Park: 24.1 mi
  • Kariotis Park: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Garfield County Veteran's Memorial: 24.2 mi
Museums: 1

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
Mother ButteWSW 243°1,047 m22.0 mi
Fig MountainW 262°1,045 m23.9 mi
The Big HillSSW 200°969 m20.2 mi
Three ButtesSSW 205°963 m17.8 mi
Sunday ButteS 189°962 m23.9 mi
Black HillsSSW 210°944 m13.7 mi
Montgomery HillSSW 200°937 m17.1 mi
Darby ButtesWNW 285°926 m18.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1120:1821:06
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5015:2816:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192233435362706858443121
Precip in0.30.30.41.12.32.31.61.11.11.10.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cohagen, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783888

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