Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 695 m. Haystack Butte stands 734 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates47.94434, -105.39579
- 5.0 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
68 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 48
- State Trust: 1.3 mi
- BLM: 5.4 mi
- BLM: 5.8 mi
- State Trust: 6.3 mi
- BLM: 7.7 mi
Parks: 10
- Lewis and Clark Park: 10.8 mi
- Bridge Park: 10.9 mi
- Fort Peck Indian Reservation Historical Marker: 14.8 mi
- American Legion Park: 15.0 mi
- Nellies Park: 15.1 mi
Museums: 6
- Poplar Museum: 15.0 mi
- Wolf Point Area Historical Society Museum: 15.1 mi
- Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame: 15.1 mi
- Wolf Point Area Museum: 15.3 mi
- Poplar Museum: 15.6 mi
Peaks: 2
- Haystack Butte: 21.7 mi
- Twomile Hill: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 1
- Wolf Point Stampede Grounds: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Mortarstone Bluff: 24.0 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 | ENE 72° | 734 m | 21.7 mi |
| Twomile Hill | ENE 56° | 616 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:33 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:03 | 20:16 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:18 | 16:12 |
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 | 16 | 19 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 30 | 19 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vida 6 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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