State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 792 m. Chalk Butte stands 903 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dinosaurs Historical Marker, a park 2.7 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
51 named places within 25 miles
- State Trust: 4.2 mi
- BLM: 7.1 mi
- State Trust: 9.5 mi
- BLM: 11.4 mi
- BLM: 11.5 mi
- Twin Buttes: 5.9 mi
- White Buttes: 7.6 mi
- Hook Rock: 7.6 mi
- Cobb Hill: 9.6 mi
- Standing Rock: 11.4 mi
- Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 2.7 mi
- Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
- McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 20.7 mi
- Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 2.7 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Butte | SSE 153° | 903 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bonhoff Butte | N 6° | 856 m | 23.9 mi |
| McDonald Butte | NNE 13° | 847 m | 13.1 mi |
| Stony Butte Hill | E 87° | 846 m | 16.5 mi |
| Little Heaven | NNE 31° | 846 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cobb Hill | N 356° | 838 m | 9.6 mi |
| Devils Table Rock | N 10° | 838 m | 16.0 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SSW 211° | 836 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:17 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:25 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockway 3 WSW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185786049
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