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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 859 m. Shell Butte stands 1,036 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.55943, -104.55873

79 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 50
Peaks: 18
  • Rocking Chair Butte: 10.1 mi
  • Cap Rock: 12.3 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 14.8 mi
  • Pine Hill: 15.1 mi
  • Antelope Butte: 15.1 mi
Parks: 9
  • Plevna City Park: 10.1 mi
  • Wagon Road Historical Marker: 18.3 mi
  • Walts RV Memorial Park: 18.8 mi
  • Baker City Park: 18.8 mi
  • Steve McClain Memorial Park: 18.8 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 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
Shell ButteENE 75°1,036 m15.6 mi
Grassy ButteESE 107°1,029 m20.6 mi
Cedar ButteESE 110°1,005 m20.8 mi
Morris ButteESE 118°993 m21.2 mi
Antelope ButteESE 123°984 m15.1 mi
Bracket ButteWSW 248°978 m20.7 mi
Cap RockENE 66°974 m12.3 mi
Haystack ButteESE 107°950 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0620:0920:56
September equinox06:4618:1818:58
December solstice07:4015:2316:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233435463717060453121
Precip in0.50.50.71.62.92.61.91.31.51.20.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plevna, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898320

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