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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,025 m. Sarpy Mountains stands 1,380 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 4.2 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.71116, -106.73296
Around it

51 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 15
Peaks: 14
  • Chalky Point: 8.6 mi
  • Painted Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Charlie Black Butte: 9.0 mi
  • Badger Peak: 10.1 mi
  • Red Hill: 11.8 mi
Springs: 12
Parks: 6
  • Kenneth Beartusk Memorial Powwow Grounds: 11.1 mi
  • Cherry Street Plaza: 12.8 mi
  • Firemans Park: 12.8 mi
  • South Park: 12.8 mi
  • Stillwater Ballfield Complex: 14.6 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 1
Cliffs: 1
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
Sarpy MountainsWSW 250°1,380 m13.0 mi
Busby ButteSSW 206°1,379 m16.1 mi
Cook Creek ButteS 179°1,368 m19.2 mi
Chalky PointW 276°1,356 m8.6 mi
Red ButteNW 313°1,355 m15.6 mi
Badger PeakESE 118°1,344 m10.1 mi
Fisher ButteSE 136°1,340 m15.2 mi
Charlie Black ButteESE 104°1,302 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4019:20
June solstice05:1820:1521:01
September equinox06:5518:2719:06
December solstice07:4615:3616:26

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252636445363717060463526
Precip in0.60.71.01.93.12.51.41.01.41.40.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colstrip, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783946

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