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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,080 m. Dunn Mountain stands 1,440 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

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Coordinates46.53766, -108.45747
Around it

58 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 11
  • Kilby Butte: 4.3 mi
  • Chimney Butte: 13.7 mi
  • Naderman Buttes: 17.9 mi
  • Elbow Hill: 18.5 mi
  • Signal Mountain: 19.2 mi
Parks: 2
  • Roundup City Park: 7.2 mi
  • Cow Country Historical Marker: 8.9 mi
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Musselshell Valley Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 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
Dunn MountainSSE 163°1,440 m20.5 mi
Johnston MountainSSE 167°1,420 m19.8 mi
Three ButtesSSE 146°1,397 m19.5 mi
Square ButteSE 144°1,375 m19.4 mi
Signal MountainS 179°1,265 m19.2 mi
Steamboat RockWNW 283°1,250 m23.0 mi
Elbow HillS 173°1,236 m18.5 mi
Timber ButtesW 261°1,204 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4719:27
June solstice05:2220:2421:11
September equinox07:0118:3419:13
December solstice07:5615:3916:30

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836455463717060463426
Precip in0.40.40.71.72.52.91.71.21.21.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roundup, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185215029

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