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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 826 m. Little Sheep Mountain stands 1,079 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 2.0 miles away. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.61989, -106.07214

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 19
  • Horse Creek Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Big Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Lookout Butte: 13.9 mi
  • Chalk Butte: 15.4 mi
  • Steamboat Butte: 15.5 mi
Parks: 12
  • Pirogue Island State Park: 17.3 mi
  • Bender Park: 17.5 mi
  • Pumping Plant Park: 17.7 mi
  • Triangle Park: 18.0 mi
  • Riverside Park: 18.2 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 18.2 mi
  • Camp 21: 18.8 mi
Springs: 1
Gardens: 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
Little Sheep MountainNE 36°1,079 m22.2 mi
Horse Creek HillNE 42°955 m7.0 mi
Strawberry HillSE 126°935 m23.3 mi
Signal ButteSE 137°930 m21.9 mi
Angelwing ButteSE 136°929 m23.1 mi
Red ButtesNW 325°924 m20.7 mi
Chalk ButteN 359°922 m15.4 mi
Black ButtesSW 233°916 m22.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3719:17
June solstice05:1220:1521:02
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:4615:2916:20

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182233445363717059453122
Precip in0.20.20.41.22.72.51.51.01.21.00.20.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rock Springs, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900062

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