Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 820 m. Mother Butte stands 1,047 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates47.05270, -106.50293
59 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 34
- State Trust: 2.9 mi
- BLM: 4.5 mi
- BLM: 10.7 mi
- State Trust: 11.3 mi
- State Trust: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 17
- Phillips Buttes: 4.3 mi
- Black Hills: 11.8 mi
- Montgomery Hill: 14.8 mi
- Red Buttes: 15.5 mi
- Three Buttes: 15.6 mi
Springs: 6
- Seventynine Spring: 14.6 mi
- Upper Hanson Spring: 17.3 mi
- Lower Hanson Spring: 17.3 mi
- Mud Springs: 18.6 mi
- Wolf Springs: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Parks: 1
- Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 24.5 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Butte | WSW 250° | 1,047 m | 21.5 mi |
| Fig Mountain | W 269° | 1,045 m | 24.4 mi |
| The Big Hill | SSW 205° | 969 m | 17.8 mi |
| Three Buttes | SSW 211° | 963 m | 15.6 mi |
| Sunday Butte | SSW 192° | 962 m | 21.3 mi |
| Black Hills | SW 220° | 944 m | 11.8 mi |
| Montgomery Hill | SSW 206° | 937 m | 14.8 mi |
| Darby Buttes | WNW 292° | 926 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 20:18 | 21:06 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:28 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cohagen, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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