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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 800 m. Buck Mountain stands 1,014 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is MT DOT, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.44539, -105.85579

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 25
  • Carbon Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Camelsback: 4.2 mi
  • Big Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Badland Butte: 5.8 mi
  • Signal Butte: 6.1 mi
Parks: 14
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 3.2 mi
  • Camp 21: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 1
Cliffs: 1

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
Buck MountainE 87°1,014 m19.9 mi
Green MountainE 81°1,013 m21.4 mi
Blue MountainE 85°1,005 m21.2 mi
The KnobE 82°988 m14.1 mi
Baldy PeakE 92°982 m20.2 mi
Big PeakENE 77°970 m21.3 mi
Horse Creek HillNNW 342°955 m18.1 mi
Corral ButteENE 74°939 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3619:16
June solstice05:1120:1421:00
September equinox06:5118:2319:03
December solstice07:4515:2916:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202435465666747361463322
Precip in0.30.30.61.52.72.51.50.91.11.00.30.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Miles City AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214587

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