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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 869 m. Black Butte stands 1,679 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.41405, -109.03658

94 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 50
Peaks: 31
Parks: 9
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 8.4 mi
  • Zurich Park: 12.9 mi
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 13.7 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 13.9 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 15.6 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteSSW 207°1,679 m15.6 mi
Murphy ButteSW 231°1,661 m23.2 mi
Thunder ButteSSW 197°1,643 m13.9 mi
Corrigan MountainSW 219°1,630 m22.7 mi
Timber ButteSW 220°1,629 m14.4 mi
Suction ButteSSW 192°1,619 m15.7 mi
Johnson ButteSSW 203°1,602 m16.7 mi
Myrtle ButteS 186°1,588 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1520:3321:22
September equinox07:0318:3519:16
December solstice08:0615:3016:24

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172030425362696857433120
Precip in0.40.30.51.11.93.51.61.21.01.00.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Belknap 2 SW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902992

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