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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 971 m. Belltower Butte stands 1,198 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Creek Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. 76 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates45.89229, -104.20638

76 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 38
Peaks: 30
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Carter County Fairgrounds: 16.9 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
Belltower ButteSSW 191°1,198 m20.6 mi
Stormy ButteS 170°1,192 m18.4 mi
Capitol RockSSE 166°1,170 m22.8 mi
Newberry KnobWSW 253°1,122 m23.6 mi
Wilder ButteWNW 286°1,087 m18.6 mi
Red HillW 276°1,085 m11.9 mi
Bearhorn ButteNNW 337°1,083 m23.8 mi
Dutchmans HillWNW 297°1,080 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3019:09
June solstice05:0720:0520:52
September equinox06:4418:1718:56
December solstice07:3615:2516:15

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, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214839

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