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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,135 m. Shortys Hill stands 1,561 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. 106 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates45.27429, -106.77440

106 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 43
Springs: 38
Peaks: 19
Parks: 4
Cliffs: 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
Shortys HillW 275°1,561 m19.5 mi
Horn MountainWNW 294°1,435 m5.9 mi
Busby ButteNNW 343°1,379 m16.4 mi
Eagle Nest PeakWSW 249°1,377 m11.7 mi
Buffalo JumpWSW 252°1,376 m10.2 mi
Half Moon HillWSW 243°1,374 m8.6 mi
Cook Creek ButteNNE 11°1,368 m11.3 mi
Traditional Crows Nest?NW 304°1,353 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4119:20
June solstice05:2020:1420:59
September equinox06:5518:2819:06
December solstice07:4415:3916:28

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212435445363716959453323
Precip in0.70.70.91.72.72.11.41.01.61.50.80.6

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900114

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