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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 805 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the south, 25 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 16 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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Coordinates47.23163, -105.85846
Around it

56 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 33
Peaks: 16
  • Stony Butte Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Chalk Butte: 10.2 mi
  • Big Sheep Mountain: 14.6 mi
  • Twin Buttes: 15.1 mi
  • Lower Summit: 15.7 mi
Parks: 4
Rest areas: 1
  • Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 1
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 17.5 mi
Museums: 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
Little Sheep MountainS 173°1,079 m24.5 mi
Big Sheep MountainSSE 154°1,074 m14.6 mi
Mount AntelopeE 83°1,050 m21.7 mi
Chalk ButteSSW 207°903 m10.2 mi
Lower SummitE 92°891 m15.7 mi
Bowgun ButteSSE 149°889 m24.9 mi
McDonald ButteNNW 334°847 m20.6 mi
Stony Butte HillNNE 34°846 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:0820:1621:04
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4815:2416:17

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233445463717059453121
Precip in0.20.20.31.22.52.52.11.11.10.90.20.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Brockway 3 WSW, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186902119

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