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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 868 m. Red Butte stands 1,121 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.09829, -106.38669

76 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 51
Peaks: 12
  • Rosebud Buttes: 5.2 mi
  • Baldy Butte: 10.7 mi
  • Gobblers Knob: 11.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 15.2 mi
  • Jack Creek Hill: 15.3 mi
Parks: 11
  • Rosebud Historical Marker: 12.2 mi
  • Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
  • Stillwater Park: 17.3 mi
  • Stillwater Ballfield Complex: 17.7 mi
  • Marcyes Park: 18.1 mi
Museums: 2

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
Red ButteSSE 150°1,121 m24.7 mi
Eagle RockSW 219°1,008 m15.2 mi
Rosebud ButtesN 354°1,006 m5.2 mi
Gobblers KnobSSE 160°1,004 m11.5 mi
Baldy ButteE 96°985 m10.7 mi
Trembling ButteSSE 161°983 m19.5 mi
Black ButtesN 352°916 m22.7 mi
Twin ButtesESE 108°915 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3919:18
June solstice05:1520:1521:01
September equinox06:5318:2619:05
December solstice07:4615:3316:23

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636465665737161473424
Precip in0.60.60.91.82.92.51.41.21.41.40.70.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783902

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