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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 875 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the northeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Knob, a peak 4.6 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 29 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.40776, -105.54161

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 31
  • The Knob: 4.6 mi
  • Sunrise Peak: 5.3 mi
  • Baldy Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Government Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Buck Mountain: 6.2 mi
Parks: 16
  • Strawberry Hill Recreation Area: 8.1 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 12.8 mi
  • Wild Rose Park: 13.0 mi
  • Pine Hills Park: 13.4 mi
  • Pirogue Island State Park: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Camp 21: 10.6 mi
  • Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 15.2 mi
Museums: 2
Gardens: 1
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
Buck MountainNE 53°1,014 m6.2 mi
Green MountainNE 47°1,013 m8.4 mi
Blue MountainNE 54°1,005 m7.6 mi
Henry Woods MountainE 92°989 m23.4 mi
The KnobNNW 348°988 m4.6 mi
Baldy PeakENE 70°982 m5.6 mi
Baldy ButteESE 122°977 m21.3 mi
Big PeakNE 39°970 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3519:15
June solstice05:1020:1220:59
September equinox06:5018:2219:02
December solstice07:4415:2816:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192435465666747261463222
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.92.31.81.01.31.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mizpah 4 NNW, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783901

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