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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 931 m. Bearhorn Butte stands 1,083 m to the south, 25 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

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Coordinates46.56410, -104.46768
Around it

79 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 46
Peaks: 21
  • Rocking Chair Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Cap Rock: 8.3 mi
  • Shell Butte: 11.4 mi
  • Antelope Butte: 11.9 mi
  • Graveyard Hill: 14.6 mi
Parks: 10
  • Plevna City Park: 10.5 mi
  • Wagon Road Historical Marker: 15.6 mi
  • Walts RV Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
  • Baker City Park: 16.3 mi
  • Steve McClain Memorial Park: 16.3 mi
Museums: 1
Ghost towns: 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
Bearhorn ButteS 173°1,083 m24.8 mi
Bracket ButteSSE 150°1,039 m23.3 mi
Shell ButteENE 71°1,036 m11.4 mi
Grassy ButteESE 112°1,029 m16.6 mi
Cedar ButteESE 116°1,005 m16.9 mi
Morris ButteSE 126°993 m17.7 mi
Antelope ButteSE 136°984 m11.9 mi
Bracket ButteWSW 251°978 m24.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0520:0820:55
September equinox06:4518:1818:57
December solstice07:4015:2216:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233435463717060453121
Precip in0.50.50.71.62.92.61.91.31.51.20.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plevna, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186898318

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