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Morning Eagle Falls

Morning Eagle Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Morning Eagle Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,702 m. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Gould, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The story

Morning Eagle Falls is a waterfall located on Cataract Creek in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. The waterfall is on the southeast slopes of Mount Gould in the Many Glacier region of the park.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q85786315, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1702 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.73598, -113.69844

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 44
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 13.4 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonS 187°3,064 m9.4 mi
Mount MerrittNNW 337°3,054 m10.1 mi
Mount SiyehESE 103°3,052 m2.3 mi
Cracker BenchmarkE 95°2,992 m2.8 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainSE 138°2,939 m4.2 mi
Ipasha PeakNNW 333°2,913 m8.9 mi
Mount GouldWNW 302°2,911 m0.9 mi
Blackfoot MountainS 173°2,909 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:48
June solstice05:3320:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice08:2615:4616:42

Local time (America/Denver).

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, 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, 5 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/9881221728

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