Salamander Falls
Salamander Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,070 m. Mount Jackson stands 3,064 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Grinnell Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2070 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Angel Wing: 1.1 mi
- Mount Gould: 1.3 mi
- Mount Grinnell: 1.5 mi
- Haystack Butte: 1.6 mi
- Bishops Cap: 2.4 mi
- Grinnell Falls: 0.9 mi
- Haystack Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Feather Plume Falls: 1.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 2.0 mi
- Morning Eagle Falls: 2.2 mi
- Grinnell Point: 3.3 mi
- Glacier Wall: 3.8 mi
- Dragon’s Tail: 6.8 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 12.4 mi
- Devils Slide: 14.0 mi
- Weeping Wall: 1.3 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 2.0 mi
- Weeping Wall: 2.0 mi
- Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 14.8 mi
- Belton Stage Park: 22.3 mi
- Apgar Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Great Northern Flats: 22.1 mi
- Silver Dollar Beach: 10.5 mi
- Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Salamander Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Jackson | S 177° | 3,064 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mount Merritt | NNW 344° | 3,054 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Siyeh | ESE 115° | 3,052 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cracker Benchmark | ESE 110° | 2,992 m | 4.7 mi |
| Going-to-the-Sun Mountain | SE 135° | 2,939 m | 6.4 mi |
| Ipasha Peak | NNW 341° | 2,913 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Gould | SE 132° | 2,911 m | 1.3 mi |
| Little Chief Mountain | SE 140° | 2,867 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:06 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:53 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 09:26 | 16:46 | 17:42 |
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, 14 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, 5 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12708589147
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- Glacier National Park · 6 mi
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