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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 830 m. Haystack Butte stands 880 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates48.61835, -107.93289

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Springs: 11
Parks: 10
  • Early Day Outlaws Historical Marker: 17.3 mi
  • Trafton Park: 17.9 mi
  • Sleeping Buffalo Rock Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
  • Cree Crossing Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
  • Cattle Brands Historical Marker: 18.4 mi
Peaks: 4
  • Fanny Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Hubert Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 13.0 mi
  • Tea Kettle Butte: 19.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Early Day Outlaws: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Phillips County Fair Grounds: 20.8 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
Haystack ButteNW 311°880 m13.0 mi
Hubert HillNW 308°834 m9.2 mi
Tea Kettle ButteENE 57°814 m19.4 mi
Fanny HillESE 119°795 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:25
June solstice05:1020:2921:19
September equinox06:5918:3019:12
December solstice08:0215:2416:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F162133465766737160473220
Precip in0.40.30.41.12.13.11.41.31.21.00.50.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 7 E, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185785690

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