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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 923 m. Elk Peak stands 1,803 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.1 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 8.2 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.49279, -108.79009
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 19
  • Indian Butte: 5.0 mi
  • Coal Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Button Butte: 13.3 mi
  • Peck Hills: 13.6 mi
  • Smoky Johnson Hill: 14.6 mi
Springs: 11
Parks: 4
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 10.7 mi
  • Roy City Park: 13.4 mi
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 22.9 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 23.7 mi
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
Elk PeakSW 222°1,803 m24.8 mi
Cone ButteSW 219°1,769 m20.9 mi
Lewis PeakSW 221°1,708 m23.6 mi
Black ButteSSW 205°1,687 m19.7 mi
Lookout PeakSW 214°1,614 m20.6 mi
Rattlesnake ButteSSW 209°1,205 m17.4 mi
Sheepherder PeakWSW 252°1,203 m24.7 mi
Woodhawk HillNW 308°1,074 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4719:28
June solstice05:1920:2921:17
September equinox07:0318:3419:15
December solstice08:0115:3416:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222535445462706959463324
Precip in0.50.40.51.32.52.61.71.30.90.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY 8 NE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214834

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