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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,406 m. Loco Mountain stands 2,817 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring, a spring 4.7 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.32763, -109.91118
Around it

53 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 14
  • Wild Horse Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Suicide Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Porcupine Butte: 12.8 mi
  • Coffin Butte: 14.9 mi
  • Cinnamon Peak: 17.6 mi
Springs: 10
Parks: 5
  • Crazy Mountains Historical Marker: 8.2 mi
  • Fischer Park: 8.4 mi
  • MDT Harlowton Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Eagle Park: 22.6 mi
  • Haymaker State Wildlife Management Area: 24.5 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Wheatland County Fairgrounds/Rodeo Arena: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

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
Loco MountainWSW 251°2,817 m21.5 mi
Lebo PeakWSW 243°2,743 m20.7 mi
Cinnamon PeakWSW 258°2,635 m17.6 mi
Black ButteSW 215°2,340 m22.2 mi
Porcupine ButteSW 217°2,137 m12.8 mi
Coffin ButteW 275°1,903 m14.9 mi
Battleship ButteSSW 210°1,849 m18.6 mi
Gordon ButteWNW 287°1,744 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5319:32
June solstice05:2820:2921:16
September equinox07:0718:3919:19
December solstice08:0115:4616:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634415160676656443325
Precip in0.30.30.51.32.52.81.41.21.10.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlowton, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899719

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