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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 986 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.79242, -108.72334

65 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 55
Parks: 5
  • Lions Club Park: 18.2 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 18.3 mi
  • Zurich Park: 18.9 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 21.5 mi
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 4
Museums: 1

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
West ButteWNW 293°1,059 m10.4 mi
Middle ButteW 270°1,050 m6.9 mi
East ButteSW 231°1,007 m5.3 mi
Rabbit HillsWSW 252°803 m23.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4619:28
June solstice05:1220:3321:23
September equinox07:0218:3319:15
December solstice09:0616:2617:21

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133445463696858453120
Precip in0.50.40.51.01.92.91.41.01.10.70.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlem, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214838

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