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Deadwood Falls

Deadwood Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Deadwood Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,415 m. Mount Stimson stands 3,091 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Mary Falls, a waterfall 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1415 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.66669, -113.63724

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 42
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 4.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Deadwood Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount StimsonS 173°3,091 m10.6 mi
Mount JacksonSW 220°3,064 m6.0 mi
Mount SiyehN 352°3,052 m4.3 mi
Cracker BenchmarkN 360°2,992 m4.5 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainN 1°2,939 m1.7 mi
Mount GouldNW 326°2,911 m6.3 mi
Blackfoot MountainSSW 194°2,909 m6.0 mi
Little Chief MountainSE 128°2,867 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:47
June solstice05:3320:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:34
December solstice08:2515:4716:42

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, 11 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/963592162

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