Nature reserve · Montana
State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 850 m. Haystack Butte stands 1,027 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 24 miles off. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates47.53577, -108.19815
- 23.6 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
55 named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves: 34
- State Trust: 5.5 mi
- BLM: 5.8 mi
- State Trust: 9.0 mi
- BLM: 13.4 mi
- BLM: 13.8 mi
Peaks: 9
- Dovetail Butte: 9.7 mi
- Button Butte: 14.5 mi
- Smoky Johnson Hill: 14.6 mi
- Haystack Butte: 18.5 mi
- Dog Butte: 20.0 mi
Springs: 7
- Davis Spring: 12.4 mi
- Valentine Springs: 15.4 mi
- Valentine Springs: 15.4 mi
- Valentine Springs: 15.5 mi
- Brown Spring: 16.1 mi
Parks: 4
- UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge: 13.8 mi
- Crooked Creek Recreation Area: 14.2 mi
- Manning Corral Prairie Dog Town: 15.7 mi
- Upper Missouri National Wild and Scenic River: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rocky Point: 12.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haystack Butte | SW 230° | 1,027 m | 18.5 mi |
| Dovetail Butte | SSW 200° | 986 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tin Can Hill | SSE 163° | 927 m | 24.4 mi |
| Button Butte | W 261° | 903 m | 14.5 mi |
| Brandon Butte | ENE 77° | 895 m | 21.6 mi |
| Dog Butte | SSW 198° | 890 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mickey Butte | E 79° | 878 m | 20.2 mi |
| Smoky Johnson Hill | WNW 282° | 843 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:45 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 20:26 | 21:15 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:59 | 15:32 | 16:25 |
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 | 20 | 23 | 33 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 22 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valentine, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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