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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 774 m. Green Mountain stands 1,013 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.79334, -105.18274

80 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 54
Peaks: 15
  • Denbys Peak: 8.1 mi
  • Flat Top Butte: 10.2 mi
  • Sheridan Butte: 12.9 mi
  • Simons Butte: 15.6 mi
  • McClure Butte: 16.3 mi
Parks: 5
  • Walther Park: 4.2 mi
  • Murn Park: 6.0 mi
  • Prairie County Veterans Park: 6.1 mi
  • Yellowstone River Historical Marker: 10.6 mi
  • Powder River Historical Marker: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 2
  • T: 6.4 mi
  • Prairie County Fairgrounds: 6.8 mi
Museums: 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
Green MountainSSW 207°1,013 m23.6 mi
Blue MountainSSW 206°1,005 m24.7 mi
Diamond G ButteNNW 337°982 m16.6 mi
Big PeakSSW 210°970 m22.5 mi
Twin ButtesS 169°953 m21.4 mi
Rattlesnake ButteS 171°947 m23.5 mi
Corral ButteSSW 213°939 m21.9 mi
Bowgun ButteWNW 295°889 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3319:13
June solstice05:0720:1220:59
September equinox06:4818:2019:00
December solstice07:4415:2416:16

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172234455565737261463221
Precip in0.30.30.41.42.52.41.91.31.20.90.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Terry, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902406

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