State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 819 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
- 26.7 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 2.4 mi
- BLM: 5.6 mi
- State Trust: 5.8 mi
- BLM: 5.8 mi
- BLM: 5.9 mi
- Horse Creek Hill: 5.0 mi
- Steamboat Butte: 9.3 mi
- Ingersol Butte: 11.9 mi
- Big Hill: 12.1 mi
- Little Sheep Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Pirogue Island State Park: 15.7 mi
- Bender Park: 16.8 mi
- Triangle Park: 17.5 mi
- Wibaux Park: 17.9 mi
- Pumping Plant Park: 17.9 mi
- Camp 21: 13.3 mi
- Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 18.2 mi
- Native American and Horse: 17.7 mi
- Horse on Carbon Hill: 18.6 mi
- WaterWorks Art Museum: 17.8 mi
- Range Riders Museum: 18.0 mi
- Devils Backbone: 17.1 mi
- Miles City Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Mud Springs: 21.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sheep Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,079 m | 15.4 mi |
| The Knob | SE 131° | 988 m | 20.0 mi |
| Big Peak | ESE 116° | 970 m | 24.2 mi |
| Horse Creek Hill | WNW 296° | 955 m | 5.0 mi |
| Corral Butte | ESE 114° | 939 m | 23.3 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | SSE 150° | 935 m | 19.2 mi |
| Signal Butte | SSE 163° | 930 m | 19.8 mi |
| Angelwing Butte | SSE 161° | 929 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:36 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:14 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:23 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:28 | 16:19 |
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 | 20 | 24 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 61 | 46 | 33 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miles City AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/186902056
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