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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 702 m. Tea Kettle Butte stands 814 m to the north, 22 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.45761, -107.61263

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Springs: 19
Parks: 10
  • Sleeping Buffalo Rock Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
  • Cree Crossing Historical Marker: 0.4 mi
  • Nelson State Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 12.1 mi
  • Legg Addition Park: 13.3 mi
Peaks: 6
  • Fanny Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Turkey Track Hill: 13.5 mi
  • Double S Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Spencer Point: 20.7 mi
  • Tea Kettle Butte: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Early Day Outlaws: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Milk River Cowboys Association Rodeo Grounds: 24.9 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
Tea Kettle ButteN 5°814 m21.6 mi
Fanny HillNW 314°795 m10.5 mi
Spencer PointSE 130°733 m20.7 mi
Dead Mans HillSE 137°729 m22.7 mi
Double S HillENE 62°709 m16.3 mi
Turkey Track HillENE 60°708 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4219:23
June solstice05:0920:2721:17
September equinox06:5818:2919:10
December solstice08:0015:2416:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465766737160473220
Precip in0.40.30.41.12.13.11.41.31.21.00.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 7 E, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898317

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