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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 947 m. Crown Butte stands 1,086 m to the southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Dusen Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.00886, -107.23557

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 38
  • Hawks Nest: 3.7 mi
  • Robbers Roost: 4.3 mi
  • Emma Butte: 4.7 mi
  • School Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Joe Ott Butte: 6.6 mi
Springs: 18

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
Crown ButteSE 139°1,086 m6.8 mi
Robbers RoostW 267°1,081 m4.3 mi
Hawks NestWNW 281°1,070 m3.7 mi
McGinnis ButteWSW 238°1,059 m8.2 mi
Manlove ButteW 277°1,058 m9.2 mi
School ButteS 181°1,053 m5.8 mi
Mother ButteESE 106°1,047 m15.0 mi
Fig MountainENE 76°1,045 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4119:22
June solstice05:1520:2121:08
September equinox06:5618:2819:09
December solstice07:5315:3116:23

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234445463717058453121
Precip in0.40.40.41.32.02.51.61.11.21.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jordan AP, 26 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786279

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