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Raven Quiver Falls

Raven Quiver Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Raven Quiver Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,170 m. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Paiota Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
2170 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.86538, -113.84750

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 38
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 19.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Raven Quiver Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandN 360°3,190 m4.1 mi
Mount MerrittE 83°3,054 m2.8 mi
Mount CarterW 280°3,000 m10.6 mi
Rainbow PeakW 275°2,988 m11.4 mi
Vulture PeakWSW 256°2,937 m8.3 mi
Ipasha PeakESE 109°2,913 m2.9 mi
Mount GouldSE 144°2,911 m10.4 mi
Kaina MountainNNE 20°2,892 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0719:48
June solstice05:3220:5321:43
September equinox07:2318:5419:35
December solstice09:2716:4617:42

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, 21 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, 10 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/962175627

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