State Trust
State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,002 m. Sawmill Butte stands 1,647 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dark Butte, a peak 3.3 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Montana State Trust Lands
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Dark Butte: 3.3 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 4.0 mi
- Lidstone Hill: 7.4 mi
- Wild Horse Butte: 7.7 mi
- Fourmile Hill: 7.8 mi
- BLM: 6.0 mi
- BLM: 7.3 mi
- State Trust: 7.5 mi
- BLM: 8.1 mi
- State Trust: 9.7 mi
- Nelson Springs: 9.6 mi
- Cow Camp Spring: 10.8 mi
- Shake Spring: 12.7 mi
- Soda Spring: 20.7 mi
- Bear Springs: 24.1 mi
- The Wall: 6.7 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 23.8 mi
- Citadel Rock: 10.0 mi
- Eagle Butte School: 15.4 mi
- Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 11.4 mi
- Judith Landing Recreation Area: 11.6 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Recreation Site (Float-In): 9.3 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 20.2 mi
- Square Butte School: 24.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill Butte | NNE 15° | 1,647 m | 21.6 mi |
| Flying A Butte | N 5° | 1,482 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tiger Butte | NNE 31° | 1,478 m | 19.4 mi |
| The Rock | NNE 32° | 1,477 m | 24.0 mi |
| Elkhorn Mountain | NE 43° | 1,457 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Hancock | N 0° | 1,399 m | 20.5 mi |
| Ryan Butte | N 360° | 1,376 m | 19.8 mi |
| Index Butte | NE 45° | 1,355 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:51 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 20:34 | 21:22 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 08:06 | 15:37 | 16:30 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 27 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Geraldine, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/185786613
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