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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 845 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the west, 23 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 72 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.93888, -105.31809
Around it

72 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 47
Peaks: 14
  • Diamond G Butte: 5.2 mi
  • McClure Butte: 10.6 mi
  • Denbys Peak: 12.2 mi
  • Bowgun Butte: 12.8 mi
  • Sheridan Butte: 13.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 10.1 mi
  • Murn Park: 10.3 mi
  • Walther Park: 11.6 mi
  • Yellowstone River Historical Marker: 14.4 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • T: 8.9 mi
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 9.8 mi
Museums: 1
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
Little Sheep MountainW 260°1,079 m22.9 mi
Big Sheep MountainWNW 291°1,074 m20.3 mi
Mount AntelopeN 351°1,050 m23.1 mi
High PointN 3°1,015 m25.0 mi
Diamond G ButteN 359°982 m5.2 mi
Lower SummitNNW 334°891 m22.0 mi
Bowgun ButteW 265°889 m12.8 mi
Ingersol ButteWSW 237°875 m20.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:14
June solstice05:0720:1321:00
September equinox06:4918:2119:01
December solstice07:4515:2416:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234455565737261463221
Precip in0.30.30.41.42.52.41.91.31.20.90.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214589

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