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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 831 m. Rosebud Buttes stands 1,006 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.6 miles away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.44521, -106.59981

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 10
  • Schoolmarm Buttes: 4.0 mi
  • Ice Cream Butte: 4.2 mi
  • Black Buttes: 7.1 mi
  • Castle Butte: 10.8 mi
  • Sand Buttes: 13.9 mi
Parks: 6
  • Riverside Park: 12.7 mi
  • Pioneer Park: 12.7 mi
  • VFW Park: 13.3 mi
  • Marcyes Park: 13.3 mi
  • Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 18.7 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
Rosebud ButtesSSE 153°1,006 m21.1 mi
Sunday ButteN 1°962 m21.1 mi
Castle ButteWSW 244°938 m10.8 mi
Black ButtesESE 102°916 m7.1 mi
Round ButteN 354°916 m24.5 mi
Gold ButteNW 317°906 m22.2 mi
Sand ButtesE 91°880 m13.9 mi
Ice Cream ButteSE 126°862 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:3919:19
June solstice05:1420:1721:03
September equinox06:5418:2619:06
December solstice07:4815:3216:23

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222636465665737161473424
Precip in0.60.60.91.82.92.51.41.21.41.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Forsyth, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899723

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