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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,286 m. Porcupine Butte stands 2,137 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is MDT Harlowton Rest Area, a park 2.3 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 11 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.40906, -109.78569

48 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 15
Springs: 13
Peaks: 11
  • Wild Horse Butte: 4.9 mi
  • Haystack Butte: 11.7 mi
  • Suicide Hill: 14.0 mi
  • Chinamans Hat: 18.2 mi
  • Indian Butte: 19.5 mi
Parks: 4
  • MDT Harlowton Rest Area: 2.3 mi
  • Fischer Park: 3.0 mi
  • Crazy Mountains Historical Marker: 7.1 mi
  • Blade Park: 18.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Milwaukee Depot Museum: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Wheatland County Fairgrounds/Rodeo Arena: 3.0 mi
Ghost towns: 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
Porcupine ButteSW 221°2,137 m21.0 mi
Elephant RockNW 318°2,028 m24.2 mi
Stevens ButteNNW 347°1,994 m22.1 mi
Coffin ButteWSW 258°1,903 m21.3 mi
Oka ButteN 350°1,851 m21.0 mi
Wild Horse ButteSSE 155°1,473 m4.9 mi
O'Brien HillSE 135°1,415 m23.4 mi
Suicide HillW 278°1,375 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5219:32
June solstice05:2720:2921:16
September equinox07:0718:3919:19
December solstice08:0115:4516:36

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634415160676656443325
Precip in0.30.30.51.32.52.81.41.21.10.70.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harlowton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185214575

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