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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,310 m. Tepee Point stands 2,558 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Haystack Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.40557, -109.53695
Around it

43 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 21
Peaks: 9
  • Haystack Butte: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Butte: 10.1 mi
  • Wild Horse Butte: 10.7 mi
  • Chinamans Hat: 13.2 mi
  • O'Brien Hill: 16.9 mi
Parks: 5
  • MDT Harlowton Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Fischer Park: 14.3 mi
  • Ryegate City Park: 15.3 mi
  • Crazy Mountains Historical Marker: 18.7 mi
  • Blade Park: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Milwaukee Depot Museum: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Wheatland County Fairgrounds/Rodeo Arena: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

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
Tepee PointNNE 18°2,558 m25.0 mi
Wild Horse ButteWSW 247°1,473 m10.7 mi
O'Brien HillSSE 164°1,415 m16.9 mi
Locomotive ButteSSE 152°1,368 m21.6 mi
Haystack ButteN 351°1,349 m2.7 mi
Mount SinaiSE 138°1,336 m21.5 mi
Indian ButteSSE 147°1,311 m10.1 mi
Chinamans HatS 178°1,240 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5119:31
June solstice05:2620:2821:15
September equinox07:0618:3819:18
December solstice08:0015:4416:35

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242534415059676656443224
Precip in0.50.40.71.52.33.01.61.21.11.00.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ryegate 18 NNW, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786068

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