Memorial Falls
Photo: Forest Service - Northern Region, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)- 1.0 mi
- round trip
- 241 ft
- climb
- 6,291 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Memorial Falls open right now?
No closures listed
The Forest Service lists no closures for Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest.
As of · Source: USFS · Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Memorial Falls is an easy hike of about a mile in the Belt Creek-White Sulphur Springs Ranger District of the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana. The Forest Service manages the land, and the trail is a short out-and-back that gains about 240 feet in elevation. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July and August highs around 81°F with lows near 47°F, while winter highs stay in the upper 30s. The trail is natural-surfaced and allows bikes, but it is not an accessible route. Upper Falls, a climbing area, sits just 0.1 mile away, and Prospector Crag is about half a mile off. Many Pines Campground is roughly 1.2 miles away, and Cleveland Cr is about 4.3 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Memorial Falls
Best months: May–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
37° / 16°
Feb
40° / 16°
Mar
46° / 22°
Apr
54° / 27°
May
63° / 35°
Jun
71° / 42°
Jul
81° / 47°
Aug
81° / 47°
Sep
72° / 40°
Oct
58° / 32°
Nov
44° / 24°
Dec
37° / 16°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Neihart 8 Nnw, MT, 9.6 mi away at 5,230 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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