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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 899 m. Mission Peak stands 1,680 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.66544, -109.00306

95 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 59
Peaks: 21
  • Reppe Butte: 4.4 mi
  • White Horse Butte: 7.5 mi
  • Bald Butte: 8.6 mi
  • Peck Hills: 9.0 mi
  • Fortress Butte: 9.1 mi
Springs: 10
Parks: 3
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 15.0 mi
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 20.2 mi
  • Roy City Park: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 9.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 18.9 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
Mission PeakNE 45°1,680 m24.9 mi
Silver PeakNE 52°1,664 m24.8 mi
Eagle Child MountainNE 39°1,587 m23.3 mi
Indian PeakNE 44°1,553 m23.5 mi
Sugar Loaf ButteNE 49°1,490 m24.0 mi
Thornhill ButteNE 48°1,405 m20.0 mi
Sheepherder PeakSW 215°1,203 m23.8 mi
Woodhawk HillWNW 289°1,074 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1920:3021:18
September equinox07:0318:3519:16
December solstice08:0215:3416:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212433445462716959463322

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sand Creek, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786308

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