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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 898 m. Tiger Butte stands 1,478 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Nelson Springs, a spring 2.1 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 17 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates47.67518, -109.68972

84 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 39
Peaks: 30
  • Reed Hill: 2.6 mi
  • The Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Clagget Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Seventynine Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Cherry Top: 5.4 mi
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 2
  • Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 5.6 mi
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 9.8 mi
Museums: 1
  • Winifred Museum: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hole-in-the-Wall Recreation Site (Float-In): 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 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
Tiger ButteN 4°1,478 m25.0 mi
Rattlesnake ButteN 8°1,277 m24.4 mi
Echo ButteNNE 21°1,218 m22.4 mi
Saddle RockNNE 29°1,202 m24.2 mi
Seventytwo HillsS 170°1,165 m24.5 mi
Twin ButtesS 180°1,097 m17.4 mi
Woodhawk HillE 83°1,074 m22.5 mi
Cherry TopSW 236°1,071 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5119:32
June solstice05:2120:3321:21
September equinox07:0618:3819:18
December solstice08:0515:3716:30

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F212434435261696857443324
Precip in0.60.30.81.52.83.31.91.51.21.30.60.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winifred, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186903471

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