Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 848 m. Haystack Butte stands 1,027 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates47.55213, -108.08381
65 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 35
- State Trust: 5.5 mi
- BLM: 10.1 mi
- BLM: 11.4 mi
- BLM: 12.5 mi
- State Trust: 14.1 mi
Peaks: 14
- Dovetail Butte: 13.4 mi
- Mickey Butte: 14.8 mi
- Brandon Butte: 16.2 mi
- Baker Point: 16.8 mi
- Smoky Johnson Hill: 19.7 mi
Springs: 10
- Davis Spring: 14.8 mi
- School Section Spring: 18.0 mi
- Valentine Springs: 19.7 mi
- Valentine Springs: 19.8 mi
- Valentine Springs: 19.8 mi
Parks: 5
- UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 8.4 mi
- Crooked Creek Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
- Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 18.6 mi
- Devils Creek State Recreation Area: 20.5 mi
- Fourchette Creek Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rocky Point: 17.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Butte | WSW 237° | 1,027 m | 23.5 mi |
| Dovetail Butte | SW 220° | 986 m | 13.4 mi |
| Tin Can Hill | S 176° | 927 m | 24.6 mi |
| Table Top | E 84° | 920 m | 23.1 mi |
| Cap Rock Butte | ESE 105° | 915 m | 20.6 mi |
| Button Butte | W 260° | 903 m | 20.0 mi |
| Brandon Butte | ENE 76° | 895 m | 16.2 mi |
| Finley Butte | SE 140° | 892 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:45 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:26 | 21:14 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 15:31 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 35 S, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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