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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 830 m. Square Butte stands 861 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Butte, a peak 0.8 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 24 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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Coordinates47.87332, -106.10742
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 24
  • Bald Butte: 0.8 mi
  • Teton Butte: 1.8 mi
  • Big Butte: 2.6 mi
  • Willis Buttes: 2.7 mi
  • Lytle Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks: 17
  • Bear Creek Recreation Area: 10.3 mi
  • Rock Creek State Park: 11.2 mi
  • In Memoriam Historical Marker: 13.4 mi
  • Flat Lake Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
  • Downstream Recreation Area: 17.6 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 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
Square ButteWSW 238°861 m21.7 mi
Bonhoff ButteS 172°856 m14.9 mi
Little HeavenSSE 158°846 m24.5 mi
Coal HillNW 309°844 m8.3 mi
Devils Table RockS 174°838 m22.9 mi
Indian HillNW 311°831 m12.0 mi
Goat MountainWSW 244°810 m4.5 mi
Westland HillWSW 254°809 m3.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3619:17
June solstice05:0620:1921:08
September equinox06:5218:2319:04
December solstice07:5215:2116:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234475766747362493422
Precip in0.30.30.40.92.52.72.41.41.10.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Peck PWR PLT, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783894

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