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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 775 m. Mount Antelope stands 1,050 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.57767, -105.56399

69 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 51
Peaks: 11
  • Woodworth Hill: 12.4 mi
  • Little Heaven: 16.4 mi
  • Crazy Butte: 17.9 mi
  • Big Heaven: 18.9 mi
  • Stony Butte Hill: 19.5 mi
Parks: 3
  • Ben Larson Park: 11.5 mi
  • Circle Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
  • Circle Park: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 11.9 mi
  • Richey Rodeo Grounds: 22.8 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
Mount AntelopeSSE 160°1,050 m22.7 mi
High PointSSE 147°1,015 m23.0 mi
Lower SummitS 175°891 m24.4 mi
Crazy ButteSE 146°876 m17.9 mi
Bonhoff ButteWNW 284°856 m23.8 mi
McDonald ButteWSW 257°847 m23.3 mi
Little HeavenW 262°846 m16.4 mi
Stony Butte HillSSW 208°846 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3419:15
June solstice05:0520:1621:04
September equinox06:5018:2119:02
December solstice07:4815:2116:14

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234455564727160463221
Precip in0.40.40.51.42.62.62.11.41.30.90.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circle, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786299

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