Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 834 m. Shell Butte stands 1,036 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates46.88738, -104.51155
116 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 43
- State Trust: 0.6 mi
- State Trust: 0.7 mi
- BLM: 2.2 mi
- BLM: 4.3 mi
- BLM: 4.9 mi
Parks: 36
- Makoshika State Park: 13.7 mi
- Carol Park: 16.3 mi
- Pierre Wibaux Monument: 16.3 mi
- Pierre Wibaux Historical Marker: 16.8 mi
- Wibaux City Park: 16.8 mi
Peaks: 19
- Rattlesnake Butte: 4.1 mi
- Mount McKinley: 4.7 mi
- Blue Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 8.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 8.5 mi
Museums: 6
- Gateway Museum: 16.8 mi
- Pierre Wibaux County Museum: 16.8 mi
- Frontier Gateway Museum: 18.4 mi
- Glendive Dinosaur & Fossil Museum: 18.5 mi
- Golden Valley County Museum: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 5
- Rock Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Wibaux County Fairgrounds: 16.4 mi
- Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC: 16.4 mi
- Dawson County Fairgrounds: 19.0 mi
- Golden Valley Fairgrounds: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Pierre Wibaux: 16.3 mi
- Wibaux Settler Monument: 17.3 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 24.1 mi
- Golden Valley Veterans Memorial: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Iron Bluffs: 10.7 mi
- Barrs Bluffs: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pine-on-the-Rock Picnic Site/ Campground: 13.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Butte | SE 145° | 1,036 m | 22.6 mi |
| Cap Rock | SSE 153° | 974 m | 19.8 mi |
| Podolski Butte | ESE 113° | 935 m | 18.3 mi |
| Red Top Butte | E 98° | 933 m | 16.7 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NW 322° | 904 m | 6.2 mi |
| Baird Butte | E 87° | 899 m | 15.3 mi |
| Jackrabbit Butte | E 96° | 898 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rocking Chair Butte | SSE 166° | 875 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:31 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:04 | 20:10 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:21 | 16:13 |
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 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlyle 13 NW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
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