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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 816 m. Mount Antelope stands 1,050 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Stony Butte Hill, a peak 6.9 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.40308, -105.86061
Around it

66 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 40
Peaks: 17
  • Stony Butte Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Little Heaven: 10.1 mi
  • McDonald Butte: 11.1 mi
  • Big Heaven: 11.5 mi
  • Cobb Hill: 13.0 mi
Parks: 6
  • Ben Larson Park: 12.5 mi
  • Circle Historical Marker: 12.6 mi
  • Circle Park: 12.8 mi
  • Dinosaurs Historical Marker: 15.5 mi
  • Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 15.5 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 AntelopeESE 113°1,050 m23.6 mi
Chalk ButteSSW 192°903 m21.4 mi
Lower SummitSE 128°891 m20.0 mi
Crazy ButteE 97°876 m24.0 mi
Bonhoff ButteNNW 332°856 m20.0 mi
McDonald ButteNW 307°847 m11.1 mi
Stony Butte HillSE 138°846 m6.9 mi
Little HeavenNNW 346°846 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:0720:1721:05
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4915:2316:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233445463717059453121
Precip in0.20.20.31.22.52.52.11.11.10.90.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockway 3 WSW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214823

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