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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 841 m. Bonhoff Butte stands 856 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Heaven, a peak 1.5 miles away. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.53398, -105.88415
Around it

87 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 55
Peaks: 22
  • Little Heaven: 1.5 mi
  • Big Heaven: 4.1 mi
  • Devils Table Rock: 8.1 mi
  • McDonald Butte: 8.1 mi
  • Bonhoff Butte: 12.0 mi
Parks: 7
  • McGuire Creek Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
  • Nelson Creek Recreation Area: 16.0 mi
  • Ben Larson Park: 16.0 mi
  • Circle Historical Marker: 16.1 mi
  • Circle Park: 16.3 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • McCone County Fairgrounds: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Flowing Wells Road Rest Area: 19.7 mi
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
Bonhoff ButteNW 317°856 m12.0 mi
McDonald ButteWSW 253°847 m8.1 mi
Little HeavenWNW 298°846 m1.5 mi
Stony Butte HillSSE 158°846 m15.2 mi
Devils Table RockW 275°838 m8.1 mi
Cobb HillWSW 244°838 m12.6 mi
Twin ButtesSW 215°836 m24.4 mi
Woodworth HillESE 104°818 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:0720:1721:05
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4915:2316:15

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182234455564727160463221
Precip in0.40.40.51.42.62.62.11.41.30.90.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circle, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900093

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