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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 879 m. West Butte stands 1,059 m to the east, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.83513, -109.04916

61 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 48
Parks: 6
Peaks: 4
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 18.7 mi

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
West ButteE 79°1,059 m5.3 mi
Middle ButteESE 110°1,050 m8.4 mi
East ButteESE 120°1,007 m12.5 mi
Rabbit HillsSW 216°803 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4719:29
June solstice05:1320:3421:24
September equinox07:0318:3419:16
December solstice09:0816:2717:22

Local time (America/Swift_Current).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462696857432919
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.42.91.61.11.00.90.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899704

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