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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 811 m. Bonhoff Butte stands 856 m to the west-northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.60395, -105.88456
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 20
  • Little Heaven: 4.3 mi
  • Big Heaven: 5.2 mi
  • Devils Table Rock: 9.0 mi
  • Bonhoff Butte: 9.0 mi
  • McDonald Butte: 10.5 mi
Parks: 7
  • McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 15.1 mi
  • Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 16.2 mi
  • Ben Larson Park: 19.0 mi
  • Circle Historical Marker: 19.1 mi
  • Circle Park: 19.3 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

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
Bonhoff ButteWNW 295°856 m9.0 mi
McDonald ButteSW 227°847 m10.5 mi
Little HeavenSSW 198°846 m4.3 mi
Stony Butte HillSSE 163°846 m19.8 mi
Devils Table RockWSW 242°838 m9.0 mi
Cobb HillSW 228°838 m15.4 mi
Goat MountainNW 319°810 m22.0 mi
Westland HillNW 322°809 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:0720:1721:06
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:5015:2216:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234455564727160463221
Precip in0.40.40.51.42.62.62.11.41.30.90.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circle, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786602

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