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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 821 m. Black Butte stands 1,679 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Snake Butte, a peak 5.3 miles away. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.35461, -108.74440

81 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 48
Peaks: 24
Parks: 7
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 8.8 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 8.8 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 12.3 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 12.4 mi
  • Milk River - Dodson Dam Unit Wildlife Management Area: 20.8 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Phillips County Fair Grounds: 23.2 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black ButteWSW 245°1,679 m22.7 mi
Thunder ButteWSW 242°1,643 m19.7 mi
Timber ButteWSW 253°1,629 m23.7 mi
Suction ButteSW 236°1,619 m20.1 mi
Johnson ButteWSW 241°1,602 m23.0 mi
Myrtle ButteWSW 241°1,588 m16.8 mi
Rieve ButteWSW 237°1,565 m21.5 mi
Hansen ButteWSW 238°1,532 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:28
June solstice05:1520:3121:21
September equinox07:0218:3419:15
December solstice08:0415:2916:23

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903485

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