Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 726 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the southwest, 7.8 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates46.53411, -105.31356
- 17.9 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- State Trust: 0.6 mi
- BLM: 4.0 mi
- BLM: 4.7 mi
- BLM: 5.8 mi
- BLM: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 29
- Big Peak: 5.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Corral Butte: 5.6 mi
- Blue Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Blue Mountains: 7.6 mi
Parks: 9
- Powder River Historical Marker: 7.4 mi
- After the Roundup Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
- Powder River Historical Marker: 15.3 mi
- Murn Park: 17.6 mi
- Prairie County Veterans Park: 17.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- Prairie County Fairgrounds: 18.2 mi
- Camp 21: 18.9 mi
- T: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Devils Backbone: 13.7 mi
Museums: 1
- Prairie County Museum: 17.9 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Mountain | SW 230° | 1,014 m | 7.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | WSW 237° | 1,013 m | 5.5 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SW 228° | 1,005 m | 6.4 mi |
| Henry Woods Mountain | SE 128° | 989 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Knob | WSW 250° | 988 m | 12.5 mi |
| Baldy Peak | SW 219° | 982 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bracket Butte | ESE 109° | 978 m | 17.7 mi |
| Baldy Butte | SSE 161° | 977 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:34 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:12 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:21 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 15:26 | 16:17 |
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 | 19 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 61 | 46 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mizpah 4 NNW, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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