Beaver Chief Falls
Beaver Chief Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,604 m. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the southeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lincoln Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away.
The story
Beaver Chief Falls is a waterfall located in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. The falls emerge at the top of a hanging valley just beyond the outflow for Lake Ellen Wilson and descend in a series of braided drops a distance of nearly 1,300 feet (400 m), the tallest of which is recorded as being a straight drop of 517 ft (158 m). Below the hanging valley lies Lincoln Lake, where the cascades end. Somewhat inaccessible, the falls require a nearly 20-mile (32 km) round-trip hike to visit.
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Wikidata Q85746203, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1604 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lincoln Peak: 0.9 mi
- Gunsight Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Walton Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Jackson: 2.0 mi
- Edwards Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Feather Woman Falls: 1.4 mi
- Beaver Medicine Falls: 1.6 mi
- Akaiyan Falls: 1.7 mi
- Monument Falls: 3.9 mi
- Siksika Falls: 3.9 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 4.5 mi
- Glacier Wall: 8.9 mi
- McGee Hill: 11.5 mi
- Grinnell Point: 13.9 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 13.4 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.6 mi
- Berne Memorial Park: 21.2 mi
- Bad Rock Canyon Historical Marker: 22.9 mi
- Surrounded by Wilderness Historical Marker: 22.9 mi
- Weeping Wall: 9.3 mi
- Weeping Wall: 10.3 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 12.2 mi
- Glacier Highline: 17.6 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 16.8 mi
- North American Wildlife Museum: 17.4 mi
- Museum Of Wildlife: 19.9 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 12.2 mi
- Coram Experimental Forest: 16.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Beaver Chief Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Stimson | SE 128° | 3,091 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Jackson | ENE 77° | 3,064 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NNE 29° | 3,052 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | NNE 31° | 2,992 m | 11.2 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | NE 41° | 2,939 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mount Gould | NNE 12° | 2,911 m | 10.5 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | E 101° | 2,909 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | ENE 66° | 2,867 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 08:25 | 15:48 | 16:42 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 34 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 32 | 25 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Glacier, 12 mi away.
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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/962947477
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 6 mi
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