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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,010 m. Big Hill stands 1,206 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates45.89366, -104.33193

77 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 42
Peaks: 27
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Carter County Fairgrounds: 10.9 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
Big HillWSW 257°1,206 m19.3 mi
Belltower ButteS 174°1,198 m20.4 mi
Stormy ButteSSE 153°1,192 m20.4 mi
Newberry KnobWSW 247°1,122 m18.0 mi
Wilder ButteWNW 293°1,087 m12.8 mi
Red HillW 281°1,085 m5.9 mi
Bearhorn ButteN 351°1,083 m22.0 mi
Dutchmans HillN 357°1,080 m3.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3119:10
June solstice05:0820:0620:52
September equinox06:4518:1718:57
December solstice07:3715:2616:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222434445463717060463324
Precip in0.60.70.91.93.23.02.11.41.61.60.80.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ekalaka, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783261

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