Nature reserve · North Dakota
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in North Dakota, at a modelled elevation of 757 m. Snake Butte stands 804 m to the west-southwest, 5.7 miles off. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates48.28290, -104.04761
59 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 27
- State Trust: 3.6 mi
- State Trust: 8.3 mi
- State Trust: 14.2 mi
- State Trust: 15.5 mi
- State Trust: 16.3 mi
Parks: 13
- Snowden Bridge Historical Marker: 9.8 mi
- Fort Union Historical Marker: 11.3 mi
- Cote Park: 18.6 mi
- Fjeseth Field: 21.0 mi
- Harmon Park: 21.4 mi
Peaks: 10
- Bull Butte: 3.8 mi
- Snake Butte: 5.7 mi
- Clay Butte: 8.5 mi
- Brush Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Sugar Top Hill: 19.8 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Fort Union Trading Post: 19.6 mi
- Sloulin Field International Airport (historic): 20.1 mi
- Fort Buford State Historic Site: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sowers Bluff: 18.0 mi
- The Point: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- GN 3059: 21.9 mi
Museums: 1
- Culbertson Museum: 22.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Butte | WSW 256° | 804 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bull Butte | N 11° | 785 m | 3.8 mi |
| Three Buttes | SW 225° | 765 m | 24.6 mi |
| Clay Butte | W 265° | 739 m | 8.5 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SSW 203° | 728 m | 21.9 mi |
| Barr Butte | NNE 20° | 696 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sugar Top Hill | WSW 253° | 695 m | 19.8 mi |
| Brush Mountain | N 353° | 672 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:28 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 20:12 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:15 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 15:11 | 16:05 |
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 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 60 | 46 | 30 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Williston EXP Farm, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/186902404
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