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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 841 m. Big John Butte stands 1,804 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.52883, -109.39063

112 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 41
Parks: 31
  • Battle of Bears Paw Historical Marker: 8.3 mi
  • Centennial Park: 8.6 mi
  • North Side Park: 8.7 mi
  • Hurry Honyocker Hurry! Historical Marker: 10.1 mi
  • Havre Historical Marker: 11.6 mi
Peaks: 30
Museums: 6
Artworks: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • The Battle of Bear Paws: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Great Northern Fair Grounds: 14.8 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big John ButteSSW 198°1,804 m23.7 mi
Black ButteSSE 157°1,679 m23.7 mi
Murphy ButteS 184°1,661 m22.6 mi
Thunder ButteSSE 150°1,643 m24.5 mi
Timber ButteSSE 160°1,629 m20.2 mi
Barber ButteS 185°1,525 m17.5 mi
Miles ButteSE 140°1,507 m23.9 mi
Lloyd ButteS 173°1,504 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:4919:30
June solstice05:1620:3421:24
September equinox07:0518:3619:17
December solstice08:0815:3016:25

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161930435462696857432919
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.42.91.61.11.00.90.70.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chinook, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186899730

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