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Grinnell Falls

Grinnell Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Grinnell Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,749 m. Mount Merritt stands 3,054 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Angel Wing, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Grinnell Falls is a waterfall in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Grinnell Falls have several major drops in its 960 feet (290 m) descent from Grinnell Glacier with the highest estimated at 280 ft (85 m). The falls are in the Many Glacier region of the park, between Mount Grinnell and Angel Wing.

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Wikidata Q85764621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1749 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.76271, -113.72075

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 41
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 14.1 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 19.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MerrittNNW 338°3,054 m8.0 mi
Mount SiyehSE 126°3,052 m4.0 mi
Cracker BenchmarkESE 119°2,992 m4.3 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainSE 142°2,939 m6.3 mi
Ipasha PeakNNW 334°2,913 m6.8 mi
Mount GouldS 169°2,911 m1.4 mi
Little Chief MountainSE 145°2,867 m10.0 mi
Allen MountainE 96°2,864 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0619:48
June solstice05:3220:5321:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice09:2616:4617:42

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, 13 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, 4 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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/963462710

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