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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 788 m. Maxwell Butte stands 1,134 m to the south-southwest, 17 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates46.14009, -105.16311
Around it

83 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 58
Peaks: 22
  • Baldy Butte: 7.0 mi
  • Tepee Butte: 7.2 mi
  • Red Knob: 10.4 mi
  • White Knob: 10.7 mi
  • Nelson Butte: 15.9 mi
Parks: 3
  • George Park: 13.7 mi
  • After the Roundup Historical Marker: 19.8 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 20.7 mi
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
Maxwell ButteSSW 200°1,134 m16.7 mi
Twin ButtesS 181°1,062 m18.5 mi
Snake ButteS 186°1,036 m20.0 mi
Chimney ButteS 175°1,005 m20.3 mi
Harris ButtesWSW 237°997 m24.0 mi
Saddle Horse ButteSW 233°991 m17.0 mi
Henry Woods MountainNNE 17°989 m18.2 mi
Baldy PeakNNW 328°982 m24.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3419:13
June solstice05:1020:1020:56
September equinox06:4818:2119:00
December solstice07:4115:2816:18

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192435465666747261463222
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.92.31.81.01.31.00.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mizpah 4 NNW, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899701

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