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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 997 m. Button Butte stands 1,372 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.87360, -108.33453

71 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 58
Peaks: 5
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 7.4 mi
  • Bald Butte: 14.7 mi
  • Three Buttes: 15.5 mi
  • Button Butte: 18.9 mi
  • Kilby Butte: 23.9 mi
Springs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Jim Bartlett Field: 8.8 mi
  • George Ore Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
  • Grass Range City Park: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 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
Button ButteWNW 288°1,372 m18.9 mi
Three ButtesW 277°1,254 m15.5 mi
Bald ButteW 281°1,236 m14.7 mi
Kilby ButteS 184°1,075 m23.9 mi
Rattlesnake ButteE 90°1,060 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4619:26
June solstice05:2020:2521:12
September equinox07:0118:3319:13
December solstice07:5715:3616:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736455463707060473526
Precip in0.50.40.61.42.82.71.31.11.21.20.50.5

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786276

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