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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 842 m. Lighthouse Hill stands 837 m to the east, 15 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.87856, -107.14812

55 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 37
Springs: 11
Peaks: 6
  • Lighthouse Hill: 15.0 mi
  • Papoose Hills: 15.4 mi
  • Tea Kettle Butte: 20.8 mi
  • Double S Hill: 22.5 mi
  • Landre Hills: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Lighthouse HillE 88°837 m15.0 mi
Tea Kettle ButteWSW 249°814 m20.8 mi
Landre HillsSSE 156°791 m24.0 mi
Double S HillSSW 198°709 m22.5 mi
Turkey Track HillSSW 203°708 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:0620:2721:17
September equinox06:5618:2719:08
December solstice09:0016:1917:15

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F141830435462696857432917
Precip in0.30.30.51.01.83.01.71.41.31.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saco 1 NNW, 30 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902409

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