State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 699 m. Clay Butte stands 947 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.2 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
61 named places within 25 miles
- BLM: 3.2 mi
- State Trust: 3.5 mi
- State Trust: 4.1 mi
- State Trust: 7.3 mi
- State Trust: 8.5 mi
- Richey Historical Museum: 13.7 mi
- Poplar Museum: 20.1 mi
- Poplar Museum: 20.2 mi
- Fort Peck Tribal Museum: 20.9 mi
- Haystack Butte: 19.1 mi
- Flag Butte: 20.1 mi
- Clay Butte: 20.9 mi
- Twomile Hill: 24.4 mi
- Fort Peck Indian Reservation Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
- American Legion Park: 20.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark Park: 23.1 mi
- Bridge Park: 23.2 mi
- Richey Rodeo Grounds: 13.5 mi
- Mortarstone Bluff: 22.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Butte | SE 145° | 947 m | 20.9 mi |
| Flag Butte | E 92° | 835 m | 20.1 mi |
| Haystack Butte | NE 38° | 734 m | 19.1 mi |
| Twomile Hill | NNE 27° | 616 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:15 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:20 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:18 | 16:11 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vida 6 NE, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185786040
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