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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 826 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates46.66301, -105.75614
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 28
  • Steamboat Butte: 7.5 mi
  • Ingersol Butte: 8.5 mi
  • Horse Creek Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Eagle Butte: 13.1 mi
  • Tower Butte: 13.2 mi
Parks: 15
  • Pirogue Island State Park: 15.7 mi
  • Strawberry Hill Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
  • Bender Park: 17.1 mi
  • Triangle Park: 17.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Camp 21: 10.9 mi
  • Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 18.9 mi
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 22.3 mi
  • T: 23.2 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 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
Little Sheep MountainN 353°1,079 m15.1 mi
Buck MountainSE 133°1,014 m20.5 mi
Green MountainSE 126°1,013 m20.3 mi
Blue MountainSE 129°1,005 m21.0 mi
The KnobSE 145°988 m16.1 mi
Baldy PeakSE 135°982 m22.1 mi
Big PeakESE 123°970 m19.1 mi
Horse Creek HillWNW 282°955 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:1020:1421:01
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4515:2716:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435465666747361463322
Precip in0.30.30.61.52.72.51.50.91.11.00.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miles City AP, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784560

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