Granite Falls is a waterfall on Buffalo Creek in Park County, Montana, in the Middle Rockies region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 45.8 miles south of Livingston and roughly 101.9 miles southwest of Billings as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 123 Montana waterfalls with a documented height only 3 are shorter, while the typical Montana waterfall stands around 250 feet. The water comes down as a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
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.
There are 18 recorded waterfalls in Park County. Enduring Falls, an 18-foot punchbowl waterfall, is about 4.2 miles away across the state line in Wyoming. Tempestuous Falls, a 75-foot cascade waterfall, is about 6.2 miles away. Anniversary Falls, a 227-foot tiered waterfall, is about 7.3 miles away across the state line in Wyoming.
Granite Falls is located at 45.0256° N, 110.3027° 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.