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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 885 m. Button Butte stands 1,372 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 4.7 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.10317, -108.24450

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 15
  • Tin Can Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Dog Butte: 11.6 mi
  • Duff Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Rattlesnake Butte: 16.2 mi
  • Barney Pinnacle: 19.4 mi
Springs: 11
Parks: 2
  • George Ore Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
  • Jim Bartlett Field: 8.7 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 ButteWSW 246°1,372 m24.4 mi
Three ButtesSW 235°1,254 m24.1 mi
Bald ButteSW 235°1,236 m22.8 mi
Rattlesnake ButteS 169°1,060 m16.2 mi
Haystack ButteNW 326°1,027 m21.7 mi
Three ButtesW 275°1,023 m22.7 mi
Dovetail ButteN 357°986 m20.8 mi
Froehlich ButteESE 103°959 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4519:26
June solstice05:1820:2521:13
September equinox07:0118:3219:13
December solstice07:5715:3416:27

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202333435362706958443222
Precip in0.60.40.61.32.92.61.61.41.21.20.50.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185786287

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