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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 709 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp 21, a attraction 2.6 miles away. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.48761, -105.75374

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 26
  • Badland Butte: 3.6 mi
  • Tower Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Steamboat Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Strawberry Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Government Hill: 6.8 mi
Parks: 14
  • Pirogue Island State Park: 4.5 mi
  • Strawberry Hill Recreation Area: 4.8 mi
  • Bender Park: 6.2 mi
  • Pine Hills Park: 6.5 mi
  • Wibaux Park: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Camp 21: 2.6 mi
  • Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 7.9 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 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
Buck MountainE 97°1,014 m15.1 mi
Green MountainE 89°1,013 m16.3 mi
Blue MountainE 94°1,005 m16.3 mi
The KnobE 96°988 m9.2 mi
Baldy PeakESE 103°982 m15.8 mi
Big PeakE 84°970 m16.0 mi
Horse Creek HillNW 324°955 m17.7 mi
Corral ButteE 80°939 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:1120:1321:00
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4515:2816:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435465666747361463322
Precip in0.30.30.61.52.72.51.50.91.11.00.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miles City AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786616

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