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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 915 m. Chimney Butte stands 1,115 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.68773, -107.91784

69 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 48
Peaks: 11
  • Rattlesnake Buttes: 9.3 mi
  • Twin Tops: 12.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 15.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 17.7 mi
  • Chimney Butte: 23.7 mi
Springs: 8
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 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
Chimney ButteSW 219°1,115 m23.7 mi
Eagle RockSE 131°1,109 m15.3 mi
Twin TopsSE 146°1,078 m12.9 mi
Kilby ButteWSW 243°1,075 m24.1 mi
Rattlesnake ButteNW 316°1,060 m17.7 mi
Black ButteNE 45°997 m23.8 mi
Timber ButteNNE 25°968 m23.9 mi
Rattlesnake ButtesENE 62°962 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:24
June solstice05:1920:2321:10
September equinox06:5918:3119:11
December solstice07:5415:3616:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252737465564737161473526
Precip in0.50.40.81.82.92.81.51.11.21.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Melstone, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786298

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