Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,129 m. Foster Buttes stands 1,355 m to the south, 18 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates45.01556, -106.33806
102 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 47
- State Trust: 3.0 mi
- State Trust: 3.2 mi
- BLM: 4.3 mi
- BLM: 5.2 mi
- BLM: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 27
- Hampton Butte: 3.3 mi
- The Pyramid: 4.6 mi
- Red Butte: 6.1 mi
- Hellers Peak: 7.0 mi
- Nipple Butte: 9.3 mi
Springs: 25
- Dutchman Spring: 13.5 mi
- Loggins Spring: 13.6 mi
- Tooley Spring: 14.2 mi
- Boyce Meadow Spring: 15.3 mi
- Fossil Spring: 16.1 mi
Parks: 2
- Tongue River Reservoir State Park: 23.4 mi
- Tongue River Breaks Hiding and Riding Area: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Fort Howes: 20.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Buttes | S 182° | 1,355 m | 17.9 mi |
| Poker Jim Butte | N 356° | 1,326 m | 21.4 mi |
| L Quarter Circle Butte | SSE 148° | 1,308 m | 10.3 mi |
| Red Butte | E 81° | 1,292 m | 6.1 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | ENE 71° | 1,278 m | 15.3 mi |
| Long Butte | ENE 76° | 1,271 m | 11.1 mi |
| Phillips Butte | NE 45° | 1,265 m | 24.8 mi |
| Horse Creek Buttes | N 8° | 1,260 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:39 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 20:11 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:26 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:38 | 16:27 |
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 | 24 | 27 | 37 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 72 | 62 | 47 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leiter 9N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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