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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 801 m. Buffalo Hill stands 894 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Brownie Butte, a peak 3.6 miles away. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

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What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

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Coordinates47.62074, -106.52529
Around it

66 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 33
Peaks: 22
  • Brownie Butte: 3.6 mi
  • Square Butte: 6.0 mi
  • Signal Butte: 6.7 mi
  • Coal Bank Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Buffalo Hill: 11.5 mi
Parks: 8
  • Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 14.6 mi
  • McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
  • Rock Creek State Park: 14.9 mi
  • The Pines Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
  • Hell Creek Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
Springs: 3
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
Buffalo HillWSW 258°894 m11.5 mi
Brownie ButteWSW 255°876 m23.8 mi
Square ButteN 10°861 m6.0 mi
Bonhoff ButteE 83°856 m21.8 mi
McDonald ButteESE 110°847 m23.6 mi
Cobb HillESE 122°838 m21.8 mi
Devils Table RockESE 104°838 m22.5 mi
Signal ButteNW 309°832 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3819:19
June solstice05:0920:2021:08
September equinox06:5418:2519:06
December solstice07:5215:2516:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234475766747362493422
Precip in0.30.30.40.92.52.72.41.41.10.90.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Peck PWR PLT, 28 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900077

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