Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 757 m. Blue Mountain stands 904 m to the northeast, 9.5 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates46.88023, -104.75945
- 25.6 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
100 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 53
- State Trust: 4.1 mi
- State Trust: 8.5 mi
- BLM: 8.7 mi
- BLM: 9.1 mi
- BLM: 9.2 mi
Parks: 26
- Yellowstone River Historical Marker: 12.3 mi
- Makoshika State Park: 12.4 mi
- Whipkey Park: 15.0 mi
- Babe Ruth Field: 15.0 mi
- Firefighter Memorial Park: 15.5 mi
Peaks: 12
- Rattlesnake Butte: 7.7 mi
- Simons Butte: 9.0 mi
- Blue Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 10.8 mi
- Mount McKinley: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Iron Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Barrs Bluffs: 12.3 mi
- Sheepshead Bluffs: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- Rock Bridge: 12.5 mi
- Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC: 16.9 mi
- Dawson County Fairgrounds: 17.8 mi
Museums: 2
- Glendive Dinosaur & Fossil Museum: 17.2 mi
- Frontier Gateway Museum: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Pine-on-the-Rock Picnic Site/ Campground: 13.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | NE 56° | 904 m | 9.5 mi |
| Rocking Chair Butte | SE 132° | 875 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | SE 131° | 868 m | 10.8 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | SE 124° | 822 m | 13.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | E 93° | 817 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount McKinley | ESE 111° | 817 m | 11.5 mi |
| Glendive Butte | N 359° | 802 m | 22.7 mi |
| Simons Butte | SSW 210° | 791 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:32 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 20:11 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 15:22 | 16:14 |
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 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mildred 7 NNW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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