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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 993 m. Black Butte stands 1,679 m to the west, 10 miles off. 69 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.22630, -108.96431

69 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
Nature reserves: 25
Parks: 5
  • Bear Paw Battlefield - Nez Perce National Historical Park: 15.5 mi
  • Vision Quest Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
  • Fort Belknap Reservation Historical Marker: 20.1 mi
  • Harlem Elementary School Park: 22.5 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 22.6 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 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
Black ButteW 265°1,679 m10.5 mi
Murphy ButteW 266°1,661 m21.4 mi
Thunder ButteW 267°1,643 m7.4 mi
Corrigan MountainWSW 256°1,630 m18.3 mi
Timber ButteW 279°1,629 m12.8 mi
Suction ButteWSW 250°1,619 m7.0 mi
Johnson ButteWSW 257°1,602 m10.2 mi
Myrtle ButteW 278°1,588 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:4819:29
June solstice05:1620:3221:21
September equinox07:0318:3419:16
December solstice08:0515:3116:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232432425059666555443325
Precip in0.30.40.61.12.13.01.71.11.01.10.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook 35se, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903474

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