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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,157 m. Old Baldy stands 2,645 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamboat Rock, a peak 2.5 miles away. 51 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 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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Coordinates46.58575, -108.89087
Around it

51 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 33
Peaks: 10
  • Steamboat Rock: 2.5 mi
  • Timber Buttes: 6.5 mi
  • Sahara Hill: 11.2 mi
  • Naderman Buttes: 12.5 mi
  • Bald Butte: 14.9 mi
Springs: 4
Parks: 3
  • Cow Country Historical Marker: 18.5 mi
  • Roundup City Park: 19.3 mi
  • Lavina City Park: 20.3 mi
Museums: 1
  • Musselshell Valley Historical Museum: 19.1 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
Old BaldyWNW 300°2,645 m23.1 mi
Lost PeakWNW 300°2,494 m20.2 mi
Red HillNW 306°1,878 m17.1 mi
Bald ButteNNW 343°1,710 m14.9 mi
Lyons ButteNNW 332°1,661 m24.3 mi
Sahara HillNW 305°1,622 m11.2 mi
Three ButtesNNE 26°1,254 m24.4 mi
Steamboat RockNW 312°1,250 m2.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:4819:28
June solstice05:2320:2621:13
September equinox07:0318:3519:15
December solstice07:5815:4016:31

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232633425261696757443324
Precip in0.50.40.91.92.43.01.41.11.21.30.60.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roundup 15 SW, 19 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185215025

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