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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,130 m. O'Brien Hill stands 1,415 m to the southwest, 17 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.31956, -109.16426

42 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 28
Peaks: 11
  • Haystack Butte: 7.8 mi
  • Antelope Butte: 9.9 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 10.7 mi
  • Indian Butte: 12.5 mi
  • Locomotive Butte: 15.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Ryegate City Park: 4.7 mi
  • Lavina City Park: 11.0 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
O'Brien HillSW 232°1,415 m16.6 mi
Locomotive ButteSSW 211°1,368 m15.2 mi
Haystack ButteWNW 296°1,349 m20.2 mi
Mount SinaiSSW 199°1,336 m10.7 mi
Indian ButteWSW 258°1,311 m12.5 mi
Steamboat RockNNE 29°1,250 m23.0 mi
Chinamans HatWSW 247°1,240 m18.9 mi
Antelope ButteSE 139°1,217 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5019:29
June solstice05:2520:2621:13
September equinox07:0418:3619:16
December solstice07:5815:4316:33

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837455362706859473426

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryegate, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214830

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