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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 729 m. Blue Mountain stands 878 m to the south-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bull Butte, a peak 1.5 miles away. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.48911, -104.07565

55 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 28
Peaks: 13
  • Bull Butte: 1.5 mi
  • Lindberg Hill: 5.0 mi
  • The Pyramid: 7.6 mi
  • Flat Rock Butte: 10.6 mi
  • Bell Hill: 12.7 mi
Parks: 12
  • Hansen Park: 15.4 mi
  • Lyndale Acres Park: 15.4 mi
  • Swanson Field: 15.5 mi
  • East Park: 15.7 mi
  • Nutter Memorial Park: 15.8 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
Blue MountainSSW 195°878 m16.4 mi
Flat Rock ButteESE 111°830 m10.6 mi
Sheep ButteNE 53°814 m16.3 mi
Eagle ButteNE 52°797 m17.8 mi
Burning Mine ButteENE 76°787 m18.9 mi
Sheep ButteNE 52°782 m17.8 mi
Lindberg HillSW 229°770 m5.0 mi
Bull ButteSW 235°756 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:2819:09
June solstice05:0020:1020:58
September equinox06:4418:1518:56
December solstice07:4215:1616:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234465766737161473221
Precip in0.40.30.51.32.62.82.31.51.51.20.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savage, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900065

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