Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 845 m. Shell Butte stands 1,036 m to the east, 24 miles off. Big Sky Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates46.66587, -104.74611
- 27.7 mi off the Big Sky Back Country Byway
83 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 59
- State Trust: 4.3 mi
- BLM: 5.9 mi
- BLM: 6.7 mi
- State Trust: 7.8 mi
- State Trust: 9.1 mi
Peaks: 17
- Simons Butte: 8.7 mi
- Pine Hill: 10.7 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 12.8 mi
- Rocking Chair Butte: 14.7 mi
- Mount McKinley: 14.7 mi
Parks: 4
- Plevna City Park: 20.4 mi
- Yellowstone River Historical Marker: 20.6 mi
- Walther Park: 21.4 mi
- After the Roundup Historical Marker: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Barrs Bluffs: 18.2 mi
- Iron Bluffs: 23.4 mi
- Sheepshead Bluffs: 24.7 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Butte | E 98° | 1,036 m | 24.2 mi |
| Henry Woods Mountain | SW 218° | 989 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bracket Butte | SW 215° | 978 m | 18.2 mi |
| Cap Rock | E 96° | 974 m | 20.2 mi |
| Montague Butte | SW 222° | 955 m | 24.1 mi |
| Twin Buttes | SW 234° | 953 m | 20.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Butte | SW 230° | 947 m | 22.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNE 20° | 904 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:32 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 20:10 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 15:23 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 32 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 59 | 45 | 32 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mildred 7 NNW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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