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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 800 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.83512, -109.31712

57 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 40
Parks: 9
Peaks: 5
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 16.9 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
West ButteE 86°1,059 m17.4 mi
Middle ButteE 98°1,050 m20.3 mi
East ButteESE 105°1,007 m23.8 mi
Signal ButteWNW 289°925 m23.2 mi
Rabbit HillsSSE 154°803 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:4919:30
June solstice05:1520:3521:25
September equinox07:0518:3519:17
December solstice09:0916:2817:24

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462696857432919
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.42.91.61.11.00.90.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783948

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