Little Bitterroot Falls is a 40-foot waterfall on Little Bitterroot River in Flathead County, Montana, in the Northern Rockies region. It lies about 24 miles west of Lakeside and roughly 78.7 miles northwest of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it is on the modest side for Montana, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 250 feet; it ranks 105th of 123.
The Northern Rockies are rugged, glaciated mountains with dense forests of western red cedar, hemlock, larch and Douglas fir in the moist valleys and alpine terrain above. Abundant snowmelt feeds rivers and cascading creeks. Little Bitterroot River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Little Bitterroot Falls is the tallest of them.
Flathead County holds 48 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Lower Little Bitterroot Falls, 40 feet high, is about 1.1 miles away. Vermilion Falls, is about 29.8 miles away.
Little Bitterroot Falls is located at 47.9019° N, 114.7131° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.