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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 769 m. Antoine Butte stands 1,743 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Smoky Johnson Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 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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Coordinates47.57973, -108.51427
Around it

88 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 47
Peaks: 27
  • Smoky Johnson Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Button Butte: 5.3 mi
  • Indian Butte: 11.3 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 14.9 mi
  • Dovetail Butte: 16.7 mi
Springs: 10
Parks: 3
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 8.7 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 10.8 mi
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 16.2 mi
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
Antoine ButteN 353°1,743 m24.5 mi
Shell ButteN 356°1,735 m24.9 mi
Old Scraggy PeakN 359°1,731 m24.8 mi
Mission PeakNNW 348°1,680 m24.1 mi
Silver PeakN 351°1,664 m21.5 mi
Gold Bug ButteN 349°1,660 m23.6 mi
Saddle ButteN 357°1,570 m21.7 mi
Indian PeakNNW 345°1,553 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1720:2821:16
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0015:3316:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433445462716959463322

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786041

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