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Hidden Falls

Hidden Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hidden Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,514 m. Mount Merritt stands 3,054 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Angel Wing, a peak 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1514 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.76633, -113.69502

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 41
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 9.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Hidden Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MerrittNNW 330°3,054 m8.3 mi
Mount SiyehSE 142°3,052 m3.3 mi
Cracker BenchmarkSE 132°2,992 m3.5 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainSSE 153°2,939 m5.9 mi
Ipasha PeakNW 325°2,913 m7.2 mi
Mount GouldSSW 209°2,911 m1.9 mi
Little Chief MountainSSE 152°2,867 m9.6 mi
Allen MountainESE 109°2,864 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:48
June solstice05:3220:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice09:2616:4617:41

Local time (America/Edmonton).

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, 12 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, 3 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/963483159

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