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Redrock Falls

Redrock Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Redrock Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,557 m. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grinnell Point, a cliff 1.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1557 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.79485, -113.71088

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 39
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Apgar Picnic Area: 22.1 mi
  • Great Northern Flats: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 11.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 17.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Redrock Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandNW 325°3,190 m10.9 mi
Mount MerrittNNW 327°3,054 m6.2 mi
Mount SiyehSSE 149°3,052 m5.3 mi
Cracker BenchmarkSE 142°2,992 m5.5 mi
Going-to-the-Sun MountainSSE 155°2,939 m7.9 mi
Ipasha PeakNW 319°2,913 m5.2 mi
Mount GouldS 183°2,911 m3.6 mi
Allen MountainSE 136°2,864 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:0619:48
June solstice05:3220:5321:43
September equinox07:2218:5319:35
December solstice09:2616:4617:41

Local time (America/Edmonton).

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, 13 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, 3 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/963460068

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