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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 575 m. Three Buttes stands 830 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Fort Gilbert Historical Marker, a park 2.8 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.80594, -104.05499

67 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 24
Peaks: 19
  • Bull Butte: 10.7 mi
  • Bell Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Antelope Butte: 15.3 mi
  • Eagle Butte: 17.0 mi
  • Sheep Butte: 17.0 mi
Parks: 16
  • Old Fort Gilbert Historical Marker: 2.8 mi
  • Sharbano Park: 3.6 mi
  • Richland Park: 3.7 mi
  • Sundheim Park: 5.4 mi
  • North Park: 7.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 1

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
Three ButtesWSW 258°830 m24.0 mi
Sheep ButteSE 135°814 m17.1 mi
Blue HillWNW 301°801 m19.7 mi
Eagle ButteSE 130°797 m17.0 mi
Burning Mine ButteSE 135°787 m24.6 mi
Lone ButteWNW 286°784 m19.9 mi
Sheep ButteSE 130°782 m17.0 mi
Three ButtesNW 312°765 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:2819:09
June solstice04:5820:1120:59
September equinox06:4418:1518:56
December solstice07:4315:1416:07

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172133465766727161473221
Precip in0.50.40.61.22.42.82.61.31.61.10.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sidney, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214403

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