Skip to content

State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 754 m. Coal Mine Hill stands 1,019 m to the east, 13 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.87528, -107.80518

64 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 46
Peaks: 12
  • Square Butte: 12.1 mi
  • Collins Hill: 12.7 mi
  • Barnard Buttes: 12.7 mi
  • Coal Mine Hill: 12.9 mi
  • Larb Hills: 14.0 mi
Parks: 3
  • Fourchette Creek Recreation Area: 15.6 mi
  • Devils Creek State Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
  • UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 19.7 mi
Springs: 3

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
Coal Mine HillE 101°1,019 m12.9 mi
Larb HillsESE 105°981 m14.0 mi
Table TopSSE 153°920 m22.2 mi
Collins HillE 87°914 m12.7 mi
Barnard ButtesSE 126°904 m12.7 mi
Brandon ButteS 172°895 m18.7 mi
Square ButteSE 126°894 m12.1 mi
Castle ButteE 100°882 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4319:24
June solstice05:1320:2621:15
September equinox06:5918:3019:11
December solstice07:5915:2816:22

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182132435363706958443121
Precip in0.30.20.51.12.42.71.91.21.11.00.40.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Malta 35 S, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903007

More nature reserves in Montana

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to State Trust.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens