Top waterfalls
WaterfallBird Woman Falls
WaterfallGreat Falls
WaterfallKootenai Falls
WaterfallApikuni Falls
WaterfallGrinnell Falls
WaterfallMonument Falls
WaterfallMorning Eagle Falls
WaterfallBig Falls
WaterfallRainbow Falls
WaterfallWeeping Wall
WaterfallBeaver Chief Falls
WaterfallAkaiyan Falls
Waterfalls by county
- Carbon County4
- Cascade County9
- Flathead County15
- Gallatin County13
- Glacier County34
- Lake County4
- Lewis and Clark County5
- Lincoln County9
- Madison County3
- Missoula County3
- Park County5
- Powell County3
- Ravalli County5
- Sanders County3
All waterfalls (122)
| Name | County | Elevation | Nearest town | Sky |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Woman FallsGlacier | Flathead County | 1,753 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Great Falls | Cascade County | — | Malmstrom Air Force Base | 3 |
| Kootenai Falls | Lincoln County | 601 m | Libby | 2 |
| Apikuni FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,699 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Grinnell FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,757 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Monument FallsGlacier | Flathead County | 1,302 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Morning Eagle FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,748 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Big Falls | Cascade County | 918 m | Malmstrom Air Force Base | 3 |
| Rainbow Falls | Cascade County | 977 m | Malmstrom Air Force Base | 5 |
| Weeping WallGlacier | Flathead County | — | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Beaver Chief FallsGlacier | Flathead County | 1,604 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Akaiyan FallsGlacier | Flathead County | 2,129 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Feather Plume FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,953 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Feather Woman FallsGlacier | Flathead County | 2,192 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Ipasha FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,914 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Piegan FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 2,154 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Ptarmigan FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,728 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Colter Falls | Cascade County | 986 m | Malmstrom Air Force Base | 5 |
| Oberlin FallsGlacier | Flathead County | 1,975 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Dawn Mist Falls | Glacier County | 1,436 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| North Fork Falls | Lewis and Clark County | 1,648 m | Lincoln | 1 |
| Alpine Falls | Gallatin County | 2,683 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Apex Falls | Gallatin County | 2,524 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Appistoki Falls | Glacier County | 1,680 m | South Browning | 1 |
| Arch Falls | Gallatin County | 2,238 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Atlantic Falls | Glacier County | 1,635 m | Browning | 1 |
| Atsina FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,904 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Baring FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,392 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Barrier Falls | Missoula County | 1,359 m | Seeley Lake | 1 |
| Beaver Medicine FallsGlacier | Flathead County | 1,690 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Black Eagle Falls | Cascade County | 1,001 m | Great Falls | 6 |
| Boulder Falls | Ravalli County | 1,672 m | Hamilton | 1 |
| Buffalo Falls | Cascade County | 1,173 m | Sun Prairie | 1 |
| Calamity Falls | Carbon County | 2,503 m | Red Lodge | 1 |
| Canyon Falls | Ravalli County | 2,150 m | Hamilton | 2 |
| Cascade Falls | Park County | 1,697 m | Livingston | 2 |
| Cascade Falls | Sanders County | 916 m | Plains | 1 |
| Castner Falls | Cascade County | 1,080 m | Sun Prairie | 2 |
| Cataract Falls | Lewis and Clark County | 1,607 m | Lincoln | 1 |
| Cedar Falls | Madison County | 2,838 m | Big Sky | 1 |
| Champagne Falls | Gallatin County | 2,380 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Charlie Falls | Carbon County | 2,574 m | Red Lodge | 1 |
| Crooked Falls | Cascade County | 954 m | Malmstrom Air Force Base | 5 |
| Crow Creek Falls | Jefferson County | 1,718 m | Clancy | 2 |
| Dawson Falls | Glacier County | 1,434 m | South Browning | 1 |
| Deadwood FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,415 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Dean Falls | Flathead County | 1,407 m | Evergreen | 1 |
| Double Falls | Lewis and Clark County | 1,615 m | Lincoln | 1 |
| Elizabeth Falls | Lake County | 1,804 m | Ronan | 1 |
| Florence FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,496 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Graves Creek Falls | Sanders County | 877 m | Thompson Falls | 1 |
| Gros Ventre Falls | Glacier County | 1,463 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Grotto Falls | Gallatin County | 2,178 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Hidden FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,514 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Hole-in-the Wall Falls | Flathead County | 1,907 m | Whitefish | 1 |
| Hoodoo Cascade | Gallatin County | 2,129 m | Big Sky | 2 |
| Horsetail Falls | Park County | 2,557 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Impasse Falls | Carbon County | 2,746 m | Red Lodge | 1 |
| Knowles Falls | Park County | 1,677 m | West Yellowstone | 1 |
| Lange Falls | Lewis and Clark County | 1,531 m | Choteau | 1 |
| Little North Fork Falls | Lincoln County | 933 m | Eureka | 1 |
| Lost Creek Falls | Mineral County | 1,538 m | Plains | 1 |
| Lower Falls | Lincoln County | 952 m | Eureka | 1 |
| Martin Falls | Flathead County | 1,144 m | Whitefish | 1 |
| McDonald FallsGlacier | Flathead County | 983 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Memorial Falls | Cascade County | 1,887 m | Great Falls | 1 |
| Miche Wabun Falls | Glacier County | 1,691 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Mill Falls | Teton County | 1,750 m | Choteau | 1 |
| Mission Falls | Lake County | 1,506 m | Ronan | 1 |
| Mokowanis CascadeGlacier | Glacier County | 1,730 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Monture Falls | Powell County | 1,661 m | Seeley Lake | 1 |
| Morrell Falls | Powell County | 1,526 m | Seeley Lake | 1 |
| Mud Creek Falls | Lake County | 1,571 m | Pablo | 2 |
| Needle Falls | Flathead County | 1,582 m | Seeley Lake | 1 |
| Ousel Falls | Gallatin County | 2,016 m | Big Sky | 1 |
| Overwhich Falls | Ravalli County | 2,002 m | Hamilton | 1 |
| Paiota FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,887 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Palisade Falls | Gallatin County | 2,152 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Palisades Falls | Gallatin County | 2,283 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Passage Falls | Park County | 1,963 m | Livingston | 1 |
| Pinkham Falls | Lincoln County | 858 m | Eureka | 1 |
| Pintler Falls | Beaverhead County | 1,956 m | Anaconda | 1 |
| Pioneer Falls | Madison County | 2,060 m | Big Sky | 2 |
| Rainbow Falls | Glacier County | 1,294 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Raven Quiver FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 2,173 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Redrock FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,557 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Rock Creek Falls | Powell County | 1,845 m | Deer Lodge | 2 |
| Rockwell Falls | Glacier County | 1,679 m | South Browning | 1 |
| Running Eagle Falls | Glacier County | 1,528 m | South Browning | 1 |
| S'il Vous Plait Falls | Gallatin County | 2,636 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Sacred Dancing CascadeGlacier | Flathead County | 1,003 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Saint Mary FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,390 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Salamander FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 2,121 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Sentinel Falls | Carbon County | 2,551 m | Red Lodge | 1 |
| Shower Falls | Gallatin County | 2,481 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Siksika FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,616 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Silken Skein Falls | Gallatin County | 2,466 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Skalkaho Falls | Ravalli County | 1,898 m | Hamilton | 1 |
| Snowshoe Falls | Missoula County | 1,354 m | Lolo | 2 |
| Specimen Falls | Park County | 2,476 m | Livingston | 1 |
| Star Falls | Ravalli County | 1,864 m | Anaconda | 1 |
| Sutton Creek Falls | Lincoln County | 1,101 m | Eureka | 1 |
| Swiftcurrent FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,471 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Taylor Falls | Madison County | 2,339 m | Big Sky | 1 |
| Tenmile Falls | Lincoln County | 1,232 m | Eureka | 1 |
| Terrace Falls | Lake County | 1,965 m | Ronan | 1 |
| Thunderbird Falls | Glacier County | 2,017 m | Whitefish | 1 |
| Turner Falls | Lincoln County | 1,090 m | Eureka | 1 |
| Twin Falls | Gallatin County | 2,502 m | Bozeman | 2 |
| Twin Falls | Glacier County | 1,627 m | South Browning | 1 |
| Two Medicine Falls | Glacier County | 1,446 m | South Browning | 1 |
| Upper Big Timber Falls | Sweet Grass County | 2,039 m | Big Timber | 1 |
| Upper Falls | Lincoln County | 1,001 m | Eureka | 1 |
| Vermilion Falls | Sanders County | 1,023 m | Thompson Falls | 1 |
| Virginia FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,504 m | North Browning | 1 |
| Whale Creek Falls | Flathead County | 1,370 m | Eureka | 1 |
| White Quiver FallsGlacier | Glacier County | 1,489 m | Columbia Falls | 1 |
| Wolf Creek Falls | Fergus County | 878 m | Lewistown | 1 |
| Woodbine Falls | Stillwater County | 1,772 m | Absarokee | 1 |
| Yaak Falls | Lincoln County | 743 m | Bonners Ferry | 1 |
| Paradise Falls | Lewis and Clark County | 1,639 m | Lincoln | 2 |
| Big Salmon Falls | Missoula County | 1,686 m | Seeley Lake | 1 |
Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).
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How to photograph waterfalls
Waterfalls photograph best in soft, even light: overcast days, deep shade, or the hour after sunrise before direct sun hits the water. Bright sun on white water blows highlights and adds harsh contrast.
- Use 1/4 to 1 second for a silky look; 1/500 s or faster freezes individual drops.
- A circular polarizer cuts glare on wet rocks and leaves and deepens greens — rotate it while watching the rocks, not the sky.
- Spring snowmelt and the days after heavy rain give the strongest flow; late summer flow can drop to a trickle.
- Look for a foreground: a mossy boulder, a fallen log or the creek's leading lines make a stronger frame than the falls alone.
- Keep a microfiber cloth handy — spray drifts onto the lens, especially at the plunge pool.
Season: Peak flow is usually in late spring; autumn adds color around the falls, and winter can bring ice formations at colder locations.