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Oberlin Falls

Oberlin Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 1,959 m. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Oberlin, a peak 0.6 miles away.

How to reach it

Coordinates48.69983, -113.72390

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 44
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 4
Parks: 2
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 15.2 mi
  • Belton Stage Park: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 8.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Oberlin Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount JacksonS 179°3,064 m6.9 mi
Mount SiyehENE 59°3,052 m3.9 mi
Cracker BenchmarkENE 60°2,992 m4.5 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainE 99°2,939 m4.0 mi
Ipasha PeakNNW 345°2,913 m10.9 mi
Mount GouldN 8°2,911 m3.0 mi
Blackfoot MountainSSE 163°2,909 m8.5 mi
Little Chief MountainESE 123°2,867 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0619:48
June solstice05:3320:5221:42
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice08:2615:4716:42

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, 14 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/5483052725

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