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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 901 m. Maxwell Butte stands 1,134 m to the northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.84101, -105.38649
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 23
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Maxwell Butte: 7.0 mi
  • Snake Butte: 8.6 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 10.5 mi
  • Saddle Horse Butte: 10.9 mi
On the horizon

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
Maxwell ButteNE 45°1,134 m7.0 mi
Twin ButtesSW 227°1,111 m13.1 mi
Twin ButtesENE 78°1,062 m10.5 mi
Sandefer ButteWSW 240°1,059 m20.8 mi
Fivemile HillS 191°1,056 m24.8 mi
Wild Horse MountainWNW 295°1,041 m11.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillSE 136°1,038 m5.7 mi
Snake ButteE 85°1,036 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3519:14
June solstice05:1220:1020:56
September equinox06:4918:2219:01
December solstice07:4115:3016:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212536465666747362473424
Precip in0.40.50.71.62.82.71.71.21.31.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Powderville 8 NNE, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185784593

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