Champagne Falls is an 80-foot waterfall on Hyalite Creek in Gallatin County, Montana, in the Middle Rockies region. It lies about 19.2 miles south of Bozeman and roughly 121.6 miles west of Billings as the crow flies.
At 80 feet it is on the modest side for Montana, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 250 feet; it ranks 91st of 123. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
The Middle Rockies are high, glaciated mountain ranges with alpine peaks, subalpine fir and spruce forest, lodgepole pine and grassy intermontane valleys. Snowmelt streams cascade down glacial valleys and canyon walls. Hyalite Creek carries 5 recorded waterfalls, and Champagne Falls is the tallest of them.
Gallatin County holds 14 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Chasm Falls, a 16-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Shower Falls, a plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Apex Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away.
Champagne Falls is located at 45.4077° N, 110.9582° 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 creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.