Thunderbird Falls
Thunderbird Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 2,022 m. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the east, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hawksbill, a cliff 0.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,022 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Thunderbird Mountain: 0.8 mi
- The Sentinel: 1.4 mi
- Chapman Peak: 1.6 mi
- The Guardhouse: 1.9 mi
- Boulder Peak: 2.9 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Falls: 2.2 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 6.1 mi
- Atsina Falls: 9.5 mi
- Paiota Falls: 9.6 mi
- Mokowanis Cascade: 9.7 mi
- The Hawksbill: 0.7 mi
- Carnelian Cliff: 6.6 mi
- Bear Mountain Point: 12.9 mi
- Glacier Wall: 18.5 mi
- Grinnell Point: 19.1 mi
- Great Northern Railway Buildings: 16.7 mi
- Weeping Wall: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Thunderbird Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Cleveland | E 97° | 3,190 m | 8.4 mi |
| Kintla Peak | W 272° | 3,079 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Merritt | ESE 113° | 3,054 m | 12.2 mi |
| Kinnerly Peak | W 280° | 3,032 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Carter | SSW 211° | 3,000 m | 3.9 mi |
| Rainbow Peak | SW 215° | 2,988 m | 5.2 mi |
| Long Knife Peak | WNW 296° | 2,959 m | 8.9 mi |
| Vulture Peak | S 177° | 2,937 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:07 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:54 | 21:45 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 09:28 | 16:46 | 17:42 |
Local time (America/Edmonton).
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/12708379845
Day trips start here
- Glacier National Park · 21 mi
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