State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 732 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 3.3 mi
- State Trust: 6.0 mi
- BLM: 6.0 mi
- State Trust: 6.1 mi
- BLM: 6.4 mi
- Steamboat Butte: 1.5 mi
- Tower Butte: 7.9 mi
- Badland Butte: 9.6 mi
- Big Hill: 9.7 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 11.3 mi
- Pirogue Island State Park: 9.8 mi
- Strawberry Hill Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Bender Park: 11.4 mi
- Pine Hills Park: 12.1 mi
- Triangle Park: 12.1 mi
- Camp 21: 5.1 mi
- Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 13.2 mi
- Native American and Horse: 12.3 mi
- Horse on Carbon Hill: 12.7 mi
- WaterWorks Art Museum: 12.9 mi
- Range Riders Museum: 13.0 mi
- Miles City Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Devils Backbone: 13.2 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sheep Mountain | N 355° | 1,079 m | 21.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | ESE 117° | 1,014 m | 17.0 mi |
| Green Mountain | ESE 110° | 1,013 m | 17.4 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ESE 114° | 1,005 m | 17.8 mi |
| The Knob | SE 128° | 988 m | 11.7 mi |
| Baldy Peak | ESE 122° | 982 m | 18.3 mi |
| Big Peak | ESE 105° | 970 m | 16.6 mi |
| Horse Creek Hill | NW 309° | 955 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:14 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:28 | 16:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 20 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 61 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miles City AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185786053
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