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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,273 m. Greathouse Peak stands 2,646 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.58273, -109.01779

51 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 29
Peaks: 11
  • Steamboat Rock: 4.6 mi
  • Sahara Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Timber Buttes: 9.7 mi
  • Red Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Bald Butte: 14.5 mi
Springs: 5
Parks: 4
  • Lavina City Park: 20.3 mi
  • Ryegate City Park: 22.8 mi
  • Cow Country Historical Marker: 23.7 mi
  • Roundup City Park: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Musselshell Valley Historical Museum: 24.5 mi

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
Greathouse PeakNW 309°2,646 m20.5 mi
Old BaldyNW 310°2,645 m18.3 mi
Tepee PointNW 305°2,558 m20.3 mi
Lost PeakNW 311°2,494 m15.4 mi
Red HillNW 322°1,878 m12.9 mi
Bald ButteN 7°1,710 m14.5 mi
Lyons ButteNNW 346°1,661 m22.4 mi
Sahara HillNNW 334°1,622 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4919:29
June solstice05:2420:2721:14
September equinox07:0418:3619:16
December solstice07:5815:4116:32

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534415059676656443224
Precip in0.50.40.71.52.33.01.61.21.11.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryegate 18 NNW, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786286

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