State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 899 m. Square Butte stands 1,746 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
78 named places within 25 miles
- Wild Horse Butte: 2.8 mi
- Dark Butte: 7.7 mi
- Cherry Top: 7.8 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 8.6 mi
- The Peak: 10.1 mi
- Shake Spring: 8.0 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 9.1 mi
- Nelson Springs: 10.6 mi
- Soda Spring: 12.4 mi
- Bear Springs: 19.6 mi
- Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 15.7 mi
- Judith Landing Recreation Area: 15.8 mi
- Lions Club Park: 23.9 mi
- Lions Park: 23.9 mi
- Denton City Park: 23.9 mi
- The Wall: 9.0 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Citadel Rock: 12.9 mi
- Eagle Butte School: 18.4 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Recreation Site (Float-In): 11.9 mi
- Square Butte School: 15.7 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 15.8 mi
- Lonetree: 17.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square Butte | SW 226° | 1,746 m | 19.0 mi |
| Round Butte | SW 231° | 1,623 m | 22.2 mi |
| Palisade Butte | SW 236° | 1,509 m | 24.5 mi |
| Libby Hills | SW 235° | 1,444 m | 24.3 mi |
| Buckskin Butte | SW 229° | 1,164 m | 16.9 mi |
| Antelope Butte | SW 227° | 1,162 m | 14.6 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SE 144° | 1,097 m | 20.6 mi |
| Cherry Top | ESE 108° | 1,071 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:52 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:34 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:38 | 16:31 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Geraldine, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/186902419
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