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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,196 m. Foster Buttes stands 1,355 m to the south, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hampton Butte, a peak 0.3 miles away. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates45.01305, -106.40260

102 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 49
Peaks: 26
Springs: 24
Parks: 2
Historic sites: 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
Foster ButtesS 171°1,355 m17.9 mi
Poker Jim ButteN 5°1,326 m21.6 mi
L Quarter Circle ButteSE 134°1,308 m12.1 mi
Red ButteE 83°1,292 m9.3 mi
Gobbler KnobENE 73°1,278 m18.4 mi
Hazel PeakSW 235°1,274 m24.3 mi
Long ButteENE 79°1,271 m14.2 mi
Horse Creek ButtesNNE 17°1,260 m18.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:18
June solstice05:2020:1120:57
September equinox06:5318:2619:05
December solstice07:4215:3816:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242737455464737262473425
Precip in0.50.51.01.82.72.31.70.81.31.60.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leiter 9N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903498

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