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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 744 m. Clay Butte stands 947 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

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Coordinates47.75154, -104.66577
Around it

61 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 37
Parks: 11
  • Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area: 4.9 mi
  • Lambert Park: 5.2 mi
  • Meadow Park: 22.5 mi
  • Lyndale Acres Park: 23.2 mi
  • Moose Park: 23.4 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Three Buttes: 5.1 mi
  • Flag Butte: 6.2 mi
  • Lone Butte: 12.9 mi
  • Clay Butte: 17.9 mi
  • Blue Hill: 18.0 mi
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Richey Rodeo Grounds: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 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
Clay ButteSW 227°947 m17.9 mi
Flag ButteNW 310°835 m6.2 mi
Three ButtesESE 105°830 m5.1 mi
Blue HillNE 39°801 m18.0 mi
Lone ButteNE 45°784 m12.9 mi
Three ButtesNNE 30°765 m22.3 mi
Haystack ButteNNW 327°734 m23.9 mi
Bell HillESE 111°620 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3119:11
June solstice05:0120:1321:01
September equinox06:4618:1818:58
December solstice07:4515:1616:10

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133465766727161473221
Precip in0.50.40.61.22.42.82.61.31.61.10.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sidney, 24 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214413

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