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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,426 m. Mount Blackmore stands 3,105 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is MT University, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates45.79118, -111.04521
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Meadowlark Park: 4.5 mi
  • Ryen Glenn Park: 5.1 mi
  • Baxter Park: 5.3 mi
  • Cattail Lake Public Park: 5.3 mi
  • Cattail Lake Public Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 44
  • Baldy Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • Bridger Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Saddle Peak: 5.2 mi
  • Ross Peak: 6.3 mi
  • Flaming Arrow Rock: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Public Service Wall: 12.2 mi
  • Recess Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Frat Boy Wall: 12.3 mi
  • Under the Sea Wall: 14.3 mi
  • Practice Rock: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Fly Fishing the Misty Madison River: 5.7 mi
  • Sundial: 7.3 mi
  • Books Box: 7.9 mi
  • "Spirit" MSU Bobcat: 8.5 mi
  • Red Chair: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Community Gardens: 6.8 mi
  • Childrens Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Community Garden: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 1
  • Bozeman Beach: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Palisade Falls: 22.9 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
Mount BlackmoreS 175°3,105 m24.0 mi
Elephant MountainS 174°3,054 m24.5 mi
Flanders MountainSSE 169°3,006 m24.8 mi
Sacagawea PeakNNE 27°2,925 m8.1 mi
Pomp PeakNNE 23°2,911 m8.5 mi
Hardscrabble PeakNNE 20°2,904 m9.0 mi
Naya Nuki PeakNNE 30°2,880 m8.0 mi
The MummySSE 168°2,851 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5819:37
June solstice05:3520:3221:18
September equinox07:1218:4419:24
December solstice08:0315:5316:43

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434425159676656433021
Precip in0.40.40.91.72.12.51.10.91.01.10.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bozeman Gallatin FLD AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/160443576

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