Akaiyan Falls is a waterfall on outlet of Akaiyan and Feather Woman Lakes in Flathead County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region, with a total height of about 280 feet. It lies about 24.6 miles northeast of Columbia Falls and roughly 120.7 miles north of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 280 feet it is taller than the typical Montana waterfall of about 250 feet, ranking 54th of 123 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Canadian Rockies in Montana are high, glaciated mountains of sharp peaks, cirques and U-shaped valleys with spruce-fir and lodgepole forest. Meltwater from snowfields and glaciers feeds spectacular cascades.
There are 48 recorded waterfalls in Flathead County. Feather Woman Falls, a 480-foot segmented waterfall, is under a mile away. Beaver Medicine Falls, a 120-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 1 miles away. Snyder Falls, a 240-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.2 miles away.
Akaiyan Falls is located at 48.6139° N, 113.7859° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.