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Baring Falls

Baring Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Baring Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,393 m. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the southwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Mary Falls, a waterfall 1.2 miles away.

What the record says

Height
7.7 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.67703, -113.59358

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 42
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 10.9 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 2.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 23.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Baring Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonSW 228°3,064 m7.9 mi
Mount SiyehNW 324°3,052 m4.4 mi
Cracker BenchmarkNNW 332°2,992 m4.3 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainWNW 296°2,939 m2.2 mi
Mount GouldNW 309°2,911 m7.2 mi
Blackfoot MountainSSW 208°2,909 m7.4 mi
Little Chief MountainS 182°2,867 m2.2 mi
Allen MountainNNW 332°2,864 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3220:5221:41
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2515:4616:41

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232329374652605951403124
Precip in2.12.12.52.52.83.11.21.31.62.22.72.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST. Mary 1 SSW, 9 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs31.126.333.210237548725311180.481.579.239.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier MT, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Inside the official boundary of Glacier National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Feb and Jan; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/963490231

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