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Dawn Mist Falls

Dawn Mist Falls, a waterfall in Montana
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Dawn Mist Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,444 m. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Gros Ventre Falls, a waterfall 1.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1,444 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.90832, -113.72207

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 38
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 12.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Dawn Mist Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandWNW3,190 m5.8 mi
Mount MerrittSW3,054 m3.9 mi
Mount SiyehSSE3,052 m12.8 mi
Cracker BenchmarkSSE2,992 m12.8 mi
Ipasha PeakSW2,913 m4.9 mi
Mount GouldS2,911 m11.4 mi
Kaina MountainNW2,892 m4.7 mi
Allen MountainSSE2,864 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0619:48
June solstice05:3220:5321:43
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice09:2716:4517:41

Local time (America/Edmonton).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 18 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, 8 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/962152499

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