Rainbow Falls
Rainbow Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,294 m. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Olson Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,294 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Olson Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Goat Haunt Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Campbell Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Mount Cleveland: 2.8 mi
- Miche Wabun Peak: 3.4 mi
- Mokowanis Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Atsina Falls: 5.6 mi
- Paiota Falls: 5.7 mi
- White Quiver Falls: 5.8 mi
- Thunderbird Falls: 6.1 mi
- The Hawksbill: 5.4 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 6.8 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 9.3 mi
- Grinnell Point: 14.8 mi
- Glacier Wall: 16.4 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 13.6 mi
- Weeping Wall: 15.7 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 19.4 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 24.8 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Rainbow Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | SE 126° | 3,190 m | 2.8 mi |
| Kintla Peak | W 269° | 3,079 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Merritt | SE 137° | 3,054 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kinnerly Peak | W 272° | 3,032 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Carter | WSW 244° | 3,000 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | WSW 242° | 2,988 m | 10.2 mi |
| Vulture Peak | SW 217° | 2,937 m | 9.6 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | SE 143° | 2,913 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:07 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:54 | 21:44 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:28 | 16:46 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
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, 26 mi away.
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/962116777
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- Glacier National Park · 19 mi
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