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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,059 m. Black Butte stands 1,679 m to the west, 8.5 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.22796, -109.00768

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Nature reserves: 26
Parks: 5
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 14.0 mi
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 21.0 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 21.0 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 23.2 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 23.3 mi
Museums: 1

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
Black ButteW 263°1,679 m8.5 mi
Murphy ButteW 265°1,661 m19.4 mi
Thunder ButteW 265°1,643 m5.4 mi
Corrigan MountainWSW 254°1,630 m16.4 mi
Timber ButteW 280°1,629 m10.8 mi
Suction ButteWSW 242°1,619 m5.2 mi
Johnson ButteWSW 253°1,602 m8.3 mi
Myrtle ButteW 281°1,588 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1620:3221:21
September equinox07:0318:3519:16
December solstice08:0515:3116:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786592

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