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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,036 m. Big John Butte stands 1,804 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.29533, -109.08220

84 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 38
Nature reserves: 33
Parks: 9
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 8.3 mi
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 21.1 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 21.2 mi
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 22.0 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big John ButteWSW 254°1,804 m22.5 mi
Black ButteSW 221°1,679 m7.6 mi
Murphy ButteWSW 248°1,661 m17.1 mi
Thunder ButteSSW 201°1,643 m5.5 mi
Corrigan MountainSW 233°1,630 m15.4 mi
Timber ButteWSW 249°1,629 m7.7 mi
Suction ButteS 189°1,619 m7.2 mi
Johnson ButteSSW 213°1,602 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1620:3221:22
September equinox07:0418:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3116:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899700

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