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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,141 m. Antoine Butte stands 1,743 m to the north, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Silver Peak, a peak 1.1 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 18 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.87407, -108.57374

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 33
  • Silver Peak: 1.1 mi
  • Saddle Butte: 2.1 mi
  • Sugar Loaf Butte: 2.2 mi
  • Gold Bug Butte: 3.3 mi
  • Whitcomb Butte: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Parks: 3
  • Little Rocky Mountains Historical Marker: 5.3 mi
  • Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 17.7 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Gilmore Cabin River Stop: 20.9 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
Antoine ButteN 357°1,743 m4.0 mi
Shell ButteNNE 12°1,735 m4.6 mi
Old Scraggy PeakNNE 25°1,731 m4.9 mi
Beaver MountainNNE 18°1,689 m6.4 mi
Mission PeakNW 323°1,680 m4.0 mi
Green MountainN 10°1,673 m5.7 mi
Silver PeakNNW 336°1,664 m1.1 mi
Gold Bug ButteNNW 328°1,660 m3.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:4619:27
June solstice05:1620:2921:18
September equinox07:0218:3319:14
December solstice08:0215:3116:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242432415058666656433325
Precip in0.90.60.81.83.24.02.31.51.41.31.00.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zortman, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783224

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