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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
1,489 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.88590, -113.81481

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 38
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 2
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 ClevelandNNW3,190 m3.1 mi
Mount MerrittSE3,054 m1.7 mi
Mount CarterW3,000 m11.9 mi
Vulture PeakWSW2,937 m10.1 mi
Ipasha PeakSSE2,913 m2.7 mi
Mount GouldSSE2,911 m10.9 mi
Kaina MountainN2,892 m4.8 mi
Allen MountainSE2,864 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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