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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 770 m. Chris Hill stands 817 m to the west-southwest, 20 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates48.65202, -104.72524
Around it

35 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 17
Parks: 10
  • Sportsman Park: 11.4 mi
  • Sherwood Park: 11.4 mi
  • Polly Park: 11.5 mi
  • Mill Park: 11.7 mi
  • Harry DeSilva City Park: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 5
  • Kisler Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Umbrights Hill: 18.6 mi
  • Chris Hill: 19.7 mi
  • Square Butte: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 1
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
Chris HillWSW 243°817 m19.7 mi
Kisler ButteN 354°806 m4.6 mi
Square ButteWSW 247°783 m24.7 mi
Flagstaff HillS 184°769 m8.3 mi
Umbrights HillSE 125°607 m18.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3019:12
June solstice04:5720:1621:06
September equinox06:4618:1718:59
December solstice07:5015:1116:06

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F91427405261676656412613
Precip in0.40.40.61.02.03.12.51.51.30.90.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Plentywood, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903497

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