Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 748 m. Mount Antelope stands 1,050 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates47.44657, -105.66905
- 4.3 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
66 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 48
- State Trust: 4.1 mi
- State Trust: 9.4 mi
- State Trust: 9.4 mi
- State Trust: 10.3 mi
- State Trust: 11.5 mi
Peaks: 12
- Stony Butte Hill: 9.2 mi
- Little Heaven: 13.2 mi
- Woodworth Hill: 13.5 mi
- Big Heaven: 15.8 mi
- Crazy Butte: 16.0 mi
Parks: 4
- Ben Larson Park: 4.3 mi
- Circle Historical Marker: 4.4 mi
- Circle Park: 4.5 mi
- Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 24.9 mi
Museums: 1
- McCone County Museum: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 1
- McCone County Fairgrounds: 4.6 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Antelope | SE 134° | 1,050 m | 17.7 mi |
| High Point | ESE 120° | 1,015 m | 20.3 mi |
| Lower Summit | SSE 156° | 891 m | 16.8 mi |
| Crazy Butte | ESE 111° | 876 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bonhoff Butte | NW 309° | 856 m | 23.4 mi |
| McDonald Butte | WNW 282° | 847 m | 18.2 mi |
| Stony Butte Hill | SSW 208° | 846 m | 9.2 mi |
| Little Heaven | WNW 301° | 846 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:35 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:22 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:22 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 71 | 60 | 46 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circle, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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