Dawn Mist Falls
Montana · height not recorded · Glacier National Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Dawn Mist Falls is light today (25 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume. The park has an active closure alert: "Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure."
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 25.4 cfs (bottom 0% of the last 30 days, vs. 38.2 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
24.6 cfs
Swiftcurrent Creek at Many · 37m ago
Overnight
24°F
Cloudy
Sunday
36°F
Mostly Cloudy
Today's daylight
Sunrise 8:10 AM · Sunset 6:27 PM · 10h 17m
Other park alerts
- Going-to-the-Sun Road Seasonal Closure(Park Closure)
Snapshot built 14m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS TFX.
No verified photo yet
Dawn Mist Falls is a waterfall in Glacier County, Montana. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Dawn Mist Falls sits in Glacier County, Montana. The falls are inside Glacier National Park, a US National Park. The base sits at roughly 4,900 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 18 minutes from Babb. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 20 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 05014500 · 8.1 mi away
Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier MT
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 24.9 cfs · 102% of last year — similar
When to go (from the climate data, not our opinion)
Monthly averages from Open-Meteo's reanalysis dataset (2020–2024). Highlighted months are when we think the waterfall is at its best — but the numbers are the numbers regardless.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip (in) | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27 | 16 | 2.4 | 17.2 |
| Feb | 26 | 13 | 2.7 | 17.4 |
| Mar | 34 | 19 | 2.3 | 16.8 |
| Apr | 41 | 25 | 2.5 | 12 |
| May | 52 | 35 | 3.5 | 3 |
| Jun | 62 | 44 | 4 | 0 |
| Jul | 75 | 53 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Aug | 73 | 51 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Sep | 64 | 45 | 1.6 | 0 |
| Oct | 48 | 33 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Nov | 33 | 22 | 3.2 | 13.2 |
| Dec | 28 | 18 | 3 | 17.6 |
Source: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API · ERA5 reanalysis 2020–2024.
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Mist Falls (this page) | — | — | — | N | — |
| Gros Ventre Falls | 2 mi | — | — | N | — |
| White Quiver Falls | 4 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Miche Wabun Falls | 5 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Ipasha Falls | 6 mi | — | — | N | — |
| Mokowanis Cascade | 6 mi | — | — | N | — |
Questions visitors ask about Dawn Mist Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Dawn Mist Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Dawn Mist Falls is inside Glacier National Park. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Dawn Mist Falls?
No — dogs are not allowed on trails here. Most National Park trails prohibit pets to protect wildlife. Service animals are an exception per ADA.
How far is Dawn Mist Falls from a major city?
Dawn Mist Falls is 12 miles from Babb (about 18 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
48.9083, -113.7221
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikidata (Q133279135)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133279135
GeoNames (5647897)
https://www.geonames.org/5647897/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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