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State Trust

State Trust from directly overhead

State Trust is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 872 m. Sunday Butte stands 962 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is BLM, a nature reserve 3.4 miles away. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Montana State Trust Lands

How to reach it

Coordinates46.61878, -106.19109

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks: 14
  • Horse Creek Hill: 11.6 mi
  • Sand Buttes: 13.4 mi
  • Lookout Butte: 15.2 mi
  • Big Hill: 15.7 mi
  • Chalk Butte: 16.3 mi
Parks: 13
  • Pumping Plant Park: 21.2 mi
  • Bender Park: 21.5 mi
  • Pirogue Island State Park: 21.6 mi
  • Triangle Park: 21.9 mi
  • Riverside Park: 21.9 mi
Museums: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Eastern Montana Fairgrounds: 21.8 mi
  • Camp 21: 24.1 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
Sunday ButteWNW 296°962 m21.2 mi
Horse Creek HillENE 63°955 m11.6 mi
Red ButtesNNW 340°924 m18.1 mi
Chalk ButteNNE 19°922 m16.3 mi
Black ButtesSW 223°916 m18.4 mi
Little Chalk ButteN 4°892 m21.4 mi
Sand ButtesSSW 204°880 m13.4 mi
Ice Cream ButteSW 228°862 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:3819:17
June solstice05:1220:1521:03
September equinox06:5218:2419:04
December solstice07:4715:2916:20

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/186900071

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