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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 855 m. Maxwell Butte stands 1,134 m to the south, 22 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

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What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands
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Coordinates46.23151, -105.36917
Around it

100 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 57
Peaks: 35
  • Loaf of Bread Butte: 7.5 mi
  • Baldy Butte: 9.8 mi
  • Red Knob: 12.2 mi
  • Dug Long Hill: 13.7 mi
  • Baldy Peak: 14.4 mi
Parks: 6
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 14.4 mi
  • George Park: 15.7 mi
  • After the Roundup Historical Marker: 19.2 mi
  • Strawberry Hill Recreation Area: 21.0 mi
  • Wild Rose Park: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 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
Maxwell ButteS 169°1,134 m22.4 mi
Wild Horse MountainSSW 206°1,041 m24.8 mi
Buck MountainNNW 348°1,014 m16.3 mi
Green MountainN 354°1,013 m18.0 mi
Blue MountainN 353°1,005 m16.8 mi
Harris ButtesSSW 208°997 m22.0 mi
Kirkpatrick HillSW 219°993 m23.3 mi
Saddle Horse ButteSSW 193°991 m16.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:14
June solstice05:1020:1120:58
September equinox06:4918:2119:01
December solstice07:4215:2816:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192435465666747261463222
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.92.31.81.01.31.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mizpah 4 NNW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902121

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