Black Eagle Falls
Black Eagle Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,009 m. Harris Mountain stands 1,544 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Eagle Dam, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Kings Hill Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
park in Cascade County, Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49474897, matched on coordinates and name (203 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 8.05 m
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the Kings Hill Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Black Eagle Memorial Island: 0.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.6 mi
- Black Eagle Park: 0.7 mi
- Roosevelt Park: 0.8 mi
- Smelter Hill: 0.3 mi
- Indian Butte: 0.5 mi
- Hill Fifty-seven: 3.4 mi
- Antelope Butte: 9.3 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 9.8 mi
- C. M. Russell Museum: 1.3 mi
- Cascade County Historical Society Museum: 1.3 mi
- Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art: 1.3 mi
- Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center: 1.5 mi
- Vinegar Jones Cabin: 2.1 mi
- Black Eagle Dam: 0.1 mi
- Electric City Speedway: 1.3 mi
- Rainbow Dam: 2.9 mi
- Giant Springs: 1.8 mi
- Newman Spring: 10.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 11.1 mi
- Kid Russel & Monte: 2.1 mi
- Kid Russell and Monte Statue: 2.6 mi
- Lewis and Clark Statue: 2.8 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 3.0 mi
- Crooked Falls: 3.3 mi
- Big Falls: 7.4 mi
- Montana Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- First Peoples Buffalo Jump SP: 12.5 mi
- West Side Orchard Garden: 3.9 mi
- Carter: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Eagle Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Mountain | E 88° | 1,544 m | 24.7 mi |
| Square Butte | WSW 257° | 1,440 m | 23.2 mi |
| Belt Butte | ESE 118° | 1,415 m | 20.1 mi |
| Creamery Hill | SSE 164° | 1,341 m | 19.7 mi |
| Blankenbaker Hill | SSE 153° | 1,322 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mahoney Hill | SSE 151° | 1,308 m | 18.9 mi |
| Forest Hill | SSE 155° | 1,287 m | 18.1 mi |
| Red Butte | S 171° | 1,271 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:57 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:39 | 21:27 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 08:11 | 15:44 | 16:37 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 69 | 59 | 48 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Great Falls 16st, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 5,222 | 5,352 | 5,491 | 6,290 | 8,746 | 10,438 | 7,003 | 4,674 | 4,470 | 4,625 | 4,944 | 5,151 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Missouri River near Ulm MT, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4349975086
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