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White Quiver Falls

White Quiver Falls, seen from above at true elevation

White Quiver Falls is a waterfall in Montana, at a recorded elevation of 1,489 m. Mount Cleveland stands 3,190 m to the north-northwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
1489 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.88590, -113.81481

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 38
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Outpost Wetlands Natural Area: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Silver Dollar Beach: 19.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Malmstrom Air Force Base Recreation Area: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of White Quiver Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ClevelandNNW 331°3,190 m3.1 mi
Mount MerrittSE 130°3,054 m1.7 mi
Mount CarterW 272°3,000 m11.9 mi
Vulture PeakWSW 251°2,937 m10.1 mi
Ipasha PeakSSE 151°2,913 m2.7 mi
Mount GouldSSE 155°2,911 m10.9 mi
Kaina MountainN 9°2,892 m4.8 mi
Allen MountainSE 141°2,864 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:0619:48
June solstice05:3220:5321:43
September equinox07:2318:5319:35
December solstice09:2716:4617:41

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, 20 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, 9 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/962146829

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