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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 767 m. Coming Day Butte stands 1,521 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.06910, -108.01162

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 8
  • Button Butte: 5.7 mi
  • Coburn Butte: 20.5 mi
  • Travois Butte: 20.7 mi
  • Ricker Butte: 21.6 mi
  • Coming Day Butte: 23.0 mi
Parks: 6
  • Hillcrest Park: 20.4 mi
  • Riverview Park: 20.5 mi
  • Early Day Outlaws Historical Marker: 20.8 mi
  • Legg Addition Park: 20.9 mi
  • Trafton Park: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Early Day Outlaws: 20.8 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Coming Day ButteWSW 254°1,521 m23.0 mi
Bear MountainWSW 247°1,456 m23.2 mi
Travois ButteWSW 252°1,425 m20.7 mi
Spring Park ButteWSW 246°1,346 m24.1 mi
Sharette ButteWSW 237°1,235 m24.0 mi
Ricker ButteSW 234°1,211 m21.6 mi
Coburn ButteSW 233°1,154 m20.5 mi
Button ButteENE 78°755 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4419:25
June solstice05:1320:2721:16
September equinox06:5918:3119:12
December solstice08:0015:2816:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182132435363706958443121
Precip in0.30.20.51.12.42.71.91.21.11.00.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 35 S, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214821

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