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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 928 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 6.2 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.05465, -105.52414

69 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 41
Peaks: 15
  • Big Sheep Mountain: 9.4 mi
  • Bowgun Butte: 9.7 mi
  • Diamond G Butte: 10.0 mi
  • Lower Summit: 11.8 mi
  • McClure Butte: 13.4 mi
Parks: 7
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 20.7 mi
  • Murn Park: 20.9 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 22.1 mi
  • Walther Park: 24.2 mi
  • Circle Park: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • T: 19.5 mi
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 20.1 mi
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 24.5 mi
Museums: 2
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
Little Sheep MountainSW 227°1,079 m17.6 mi
Big Sheep MountainW 265°1,074 m9.4 mi
Mount AntelopeNNE 22°1,050 m15.9 mi
High PointNNE 33°1,015 m20.1 mi
Diamond G ButteESE 106°982 m10.0 mi
Chalk ButteW 279°903 m20.6 mi
Lower SummitN 0°891 m11.8 mi
Bowgun ButteSSW 198°889 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:0820:1421:02
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4615:2416:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172031415161686757422919
Precip in0.40.30.51.42.62.62.11.11.31.10.40.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry 21 NNW, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786281

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