Hiking Waterfalls Montana: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes

by John Kratz

Overview

Fully revised and updated, Hiking Waterfalls Montana, Second Edition includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for 100 of the state’s most scenic waterfall hikes. Encompassing state and national parks, forests, monuments and wilderness areas, this guide includes history, local trivia, and GPS coordinates, leading hikers to remote corners to view spectacular waterfalls.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493061075
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	06/01/2022
Series:	Hiking Waterfalls
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	660,419
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

John Kratz grew up in Pocatello, Idaho, exploring the mountains that surround his small western hometown. He was first introduced to hiking by his parents who took him and his three siblings on frequent camping trips to Yellowstone Park and central Idaho. At these locations, John’s first hiking memories were made, and they left a lasting impression.  Beyond the borders of the state of Idaho, the author continued to make hiking one of his greatest passions. Trips into the mountains of Alaska, Wyoming, New York, Oregon, Costa Rica, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Spain, Morocco, Mexico, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia further fueled his desire to put trail miles under his belt and spend time in the outdoors. After moving to Missoula, Montana in 2011 to work as a musician and Spanish teacher, the author immediately began to hit the trails in Big Sky Country. Hiking Waterfalls in Montana is John’s first published hiking guide. 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xiii

Meet Your Guide xiv

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 1

Safety in the Backcountry 5

Zero Impact 8

Packing for the Hike 9

Montana Wildlife 10

Trail Finder 11

Map Legend 20

Purcell Mountains 21

1 West Fork Yaak Falls (Yaak) 22

2 Turner Falls (Yaak) 26

3 Little North Fork Falls (Rexford) 30

Cabinet Mountains 33

4 Leigh Creek Falls (Libby) 34

5 Granite Creek Falls (Libby) 37

6 Rock Creek Falls (Trout Creek) 39

7 Baree Creek Falls (Libby) 43

8 South Fork Ross Creek Falls (Trout Creek) 45

9 Kootenai Falls (Troy) 49

Salish Mountains 53

10 Pinkham Falls (Eureka) 54

11 Sunday Falls (Whitefish) 57

12 Martin Falls (Whitefish) 60

Lewis Range 62

13 Beaver Chief Falls (West Glacier) 63

14 Beaver Medicine Falls, Akaiyan Falls, and Feather Woman Falls (West Glacier) 67

15 McDonald Falls and Sacred Dancing Cascade (West Glacier) 71

16 Monument Falls and Avalanche Gorge (West Glacier) 74

17 Florence Falls and Deadwood Falls (St. Mary) 77

18 Baring Falls (St. Mary) 81

19 St. Mary Falls and Virginia Falls (St. Mary) 83

20 Rose Creek Falls (St. Mary) 87

21 Pyramid Falls, via Gros Ventre Falls and White Quiver Falls (Babb) 90

22 Paiota Falls, Atsina Falls, and Raven Quiver Falls via Gros Ventre Falls and Mokowanis Cascade (Babb) 95

23 Dawn Mist Falls (Babb) 100

24 Apikuni Falls (Babb) 103

25 Morning Eagle Falls, via Hidden Falls, Grinnell Falls, and Feather Plume Falls (Babb) 106

26 Ptarmigan Falls (Babb) 110

27 Redrock Falls (Babb) 112

28 Atlantic Falls (St. Mary) 115

29 Running Eagle Falls (East Glacier) 119

30 Appistoki Falls (East Glacier) 122

31 Twin Falls (East Glacier) 124

32 Aster Falls and Rockwell Falls (East Glacier) 127

Flathead Range 131

33 Dean Falls (Hungry Horse) 132

34 Spotted Bear Falls (Hungry Horse) 136

Swan Range 138

35 Graves Creek Falls (Hungry Horse) 139

36 Bond Creek Falls (Big Fork) 141

37 Arnica Falls (Big Fork) 144

38 Rumble Creek Falls (Condon) 146

39 Holland Falls (Condon) 150

40 Big Salmon Falls, via Upper Holland Falls (Condon) 152

41 Morrell Falls (Seeley Lake) 158

42 Monture Falls (Ovando) 162

43 Lodgepole Falls (Ovando) 165

44 North Fork Falls (Ovando) 168

Mission Mountains 173

45 North Crow Creek Falls (Ronan) 174

46 Mission Falls (St. Ignatius) 177

47 Glacier Creek Falls (Condon) 180

Ninemile Divide 183

48 Cascade Falls (Plains) 184

Bitterroot Mountains 187

49 Dipper Falls (St. Regis) 188

50 Lost Creek Falls (Superior) 192

51 Emerald Sun Falls and Trout Creek Cascades (Superior) 196

52 Stepladder Falls, via Chelsea Falls and Goldenrod Falls (Alberton) 199

53 Abha Falls (Florence) 203

54 Sweathouse Falls (Victor) 206

55 Brave Bear Falls (Victor) 209

56 Mill Canyon Falls (Hamilton) 211

57 Blodgett Falls (Hamilton) 214

58 Canyon Falls (Hamilton) 217

59 Rock Creek Falls (Darby) 220

60 Little Rock Creek Falls (Darby) 223

61 Trapper Creek Falls (Connor) 226

62 Boulder Falls (Connor) 228

63 Overwhich Falls (Sula) 230

Anaconda Range 234

64 Star Falls (Sula) 235

65 Pintler Falls (Wisdom) 239

Flint Creek Range 241

66 Rock Creek Falls (Deerlodge) 242

67 Lost Creek Falls (Anaconda) 245

Elkhorn Mountains 248

68 Crow Creek Falls (Townsend) 249

Rocky Mountain Front 252

69 Dearborn River Cascades (Augusta) 253

70 Cataract Falls (Augusta) 256

71 Double Falls (Augusta) 258

72 Willow Creek Falls (Augusta) 260

73 Mill Falls (Choteau) 263

74 Our Lake Falls (Choteau) 266

75 Muddy Creek Falls (Choteau) 269

Upper Missouri River Basin 273

76 Rainbow Falls and Crooked Falls (Great Falls) 274

77 Big Falls (Great Falls) 277

Little Belt Mountains 280

78 Memorial Falls (Neihart) 281

Big Snowy Mountains 284

79 Crystal Cascades (Lewistown) 285

Spanish Peaks 288

80 Pioneer Falls (Bozeman) 289

Madison Range 292

81 Ousel Falls (Big Sky) 293

82 Cedar Falls (Emus) 296

Gallatin Range 300

83 Waterfalls of Hyalite Creek (Bozeman) 301

84 Palisade Falls (Bozeman) 307

85 Horsetail Falls (Bozeman) 310

Absaroka Range 312

86 Pine Creek Falls, Jewel Lake Falls, and Pine Creek Lake Falk (Livingston) 313

87 Passage Falls (Livingston) 318

88 Knowles Falls (Gardiner) 321

89 Natural Bridge Falls (McLeod) 325

00 Great Falls Creek Falls (McLeod) 329

91 Bridal Falls (Silver Gate) 332

92 Silver Falls (Silver Gate) 335

93 Sheep Creek Falls (Silver Gate) 338

94 Woody Falls (Cooke City) 340

Crazy Mountains 343

95 Upper Big Timber Falls (Big Timber) 344

Beartooth Mountains 348

96 Woodbine Falls (Columbus) 349

97 Stillwater River Cascades (Columbus) 352

98 Impasse Falls, via East Rosebud Cascades and Martin Falls (Absarokee) 355

99 Sentinel Falls and Calamity Falls (Red Lodge) 360

100 Silver Falls (Red Lodge) 363