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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,233 m. Home Creek Butte stands 1,344 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gardner Butte, a peak 2.3 miles away. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates45.35629, -105.86524

132 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Peaks: 41
  • Gardner Butte: 2.3 mi
  • Bailey Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Diamond Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Phillips Butte: 8.2 mi
  • Castle Rock: 8.3 mi
Springs: 25
Parks: 2
  • King Mountain Hiking and Riding Area: 20.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Park: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Diamond Butte Lookout: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 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
Home Creek ButteNNW 348°1,344 m17.3 mi
Poker Jim ButteW 265°1,326 m24.4 mi
Gardner ButteS 185°1,306 m2.3 mi
Diamond ButteSSW 204°1,301 m8.1 mi
Threemile ButtesNNW 344°1,297 m8.6 mi
Baldy PeakESE 121°1,293 m19.4 mi
Bailey HillS 185°1,282 m2.7 mi
Cook MountainNW 323°1,282 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3719:16
June solstice05:1620:1020:56
September equinox06:5118:2419:03
December solstice07:4115:3516:24

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232535435262706959453324
Precip in0.50.70.91.92.92.71.71.11.11.40.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonnette 7 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784583

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