Piegan Falls
Piegan Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,170 m. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Piegan Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Piegan Falls is a waterfall in Glacier National Park, Montana, US. Piegan Falls have several major drops in its 2,400-foot (730 m) descent from the slopes of Piegan Mountain and Piegan Glacier. The falls are seen from the trails above Siyeh Bend en route to Piegan Pass.
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Wikidata Q85793297, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2170 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Piegan Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Cataract Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Pollock Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bishops Cap: 1.8 mi
- Matahpi Peak: 1.8 mi
- Morning Eagle Falls: 2.0 mi
- Oberlin Falls: 2.2 mi
- Feather Plume Falls: 3.1 mi
- Bird Woman Falls: 3.2 mi
- Deadwood Falls: 3.5 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 4.7 mi
- Grinnell Point: 5.4 mi
- Glacier Wall: 5.7 mi
- Devils Slide: 13.6 mi
- Beaver Slide: 14.2 mi
- Weeping Wall: 2.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 4.2 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 6.0 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 13.0 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 21.5 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 22.8 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 6.9 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Piegan Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | SSW 195° | 3,064 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | NE 45° | 3,052 m | 1.8 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | NE 50° | 2,992 m | 2.4 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | SE 125° | 2,939 m | 2.3 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | NNW 333° | 2,913 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Gould | NW 323° | 2,911 m | 2.8 mi |
| Blackfoot Mountain | S 177° | 2,909 m | 8.9 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | SE 140° | 2,867 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:52 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 15:46 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 31.1 | 26.3 | 33.2 | 102 | 375 | 487 | 253 | 111 | 80.4 | 81.5 | 79.2 | 39.7 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier MT, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/12716644957
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 6 mi
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