Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,274 m. Porcupine Butte stands 2,137 m to the southwest, 24 miles off. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates46.42774, -109.72345
48 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 18
- State Trust: 3.2 mi
- State Trust: 9.0 mi
- State Trust: 9.2 mi
- State Trust: 11.1 mi
- State Trust: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 10
- Wild Horse Butte: 5.8 mi
- Haystack Butte: 8.5 mi
- Suicide Hill: 16.8 mi
- Chinamans Hat: 17.4 mi
- Indian Butte: 17.6 mi
Springs: 9
- Big Spring: 11.8 mi
- Farmer Spring: 19.2 mi
- Bull Spring: 19.4 mi
- Oka Coulee Spring: 19.8 mi
- Muir Spring: 22.9 mi
Parks: 5
- MDT Harlowton Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Fischer Park: 5.3 mi
- Crazy Mountains Historical Marker: 9.7 mi
- Blade Park: 17.5 mi
- Ryegate City Park: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 2
- E57B - the Last Electric Locomotive: 5.3 mi
- Chief Joseph: 24.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Milwaukee Depot Museum: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 1
- Wheatland County Fairgrounds/Rodeo Arena: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Elephant Rocks: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Ubet: 22.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porcupine Butte | SW 224° | 2,137 m | 23.9 mi |
| Stevens Butte | NNW 339° | 1,994 m | 21.7 mi |
| Coffin Butte | WSW 257° | 1,903 m | 24.5 mi |
| Oka Butte | NNW 342° | 1,851 m | 20.4 mi |
| Wild Horse Butte | S 189° | 1,473 m | 5.8 mi |
| O'Brien Hill | SE 142° | 1,415 m | 22.4 mi |
| Suicide Hill | W 272° | 1,375 m | 16.8 mi |
| Haystack Butte | E 82° | 1,349 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:52 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:29 | 21:16 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 08:00 | 15:44 | 16:35 |
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 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlowton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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