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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 674 m. Snake Butte stands 804 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Top Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.18901, -104.41795

68 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 10
  • Sugar Top Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Clay Butte: 10.4 mi
  • Three Buttes: 10.9 mi
  • Snake Butte: 12.6 mi
  • Antelope Butte: 16.0 mi
Parks: 8
  • Bruegger Centennial Park: 5.3 mi
  • C C Recreation Complex: 5.3 mi
  • Swimming Pool Park: 5.7 mi
  • Fjeseth Field: 10.8 mi
  • Fort Union Historical Marker: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 2
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
Snake ButteENE 66°804 m12.6 mi
Blue HillS 180°801 m16.3 mi
Bull ButteENE 60°785 m20.5 mi
Lone ButteS 186°784 m21.2 mi
Three ButtesS 182°765 m10.9 mi
Clay ButteNE 56°739 m10.4 mi
Antelope ButteSSE 148°728 m16.0 mi
Sugar Top HillWNW 293°695 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:2919:10
June solstice04:5820:1321:02
September equinox06:4518:1618:57
December solstice07:4615:1316:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131831455665717060452917
Precip in0.40.30.50.92.32.92.71.41.30.90.50.4

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214580

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