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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 741 m. Clay Butte stands 947 m to the south-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Richey Historical Museum, a museum 3.2 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.68277, -105.03062

37 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 27
Peaks: 5
  • Clay Butte: 8.6 mi
  • Flag Butte: 15.0 mi
  • Three Buttes: 22.2 mi
  • Woodworth Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 25.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
  • Lambert Park: 19.1 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Richey Rodeo Grounds: 3.7 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
Clay ButteSSE 152°947 m8.6 mi
Flag ButteNE 54°835 m15.0 mi
Three ButtesE 81°830 m22.2 mi
Woodworth HillSW 225°818 m23.0 mi
Haystack ButteN 9°734 m25.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3219:13
June solstice05:0320:1421:03
September equinox06:4818:1919:00
December solstice07:4715:1816:11

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F161932445563717059453019
Precip in0.30.30.41.22.52.92.11.41.31.10.40.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vida 6 NE, 21 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214425

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