Maid of the Mist Creek Falls is a 600-foot waterfall on Maid of the Mist Creek in Gallatin County, Montana, in the Middle Rockies region. It lies about 18.2 miles south of Bozeman and roughly 121.9 miles west of Billings as the crow flies.
At 600 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Montana’s 123 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 23rd; the typical Montana waterfall is about 250 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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.
Gallatin County holds 14 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Arch Falls, a 30-foot plunge waterfall, is under a mile away. Twin Falls, 200 feet high, is under a mile away. Silken Skein Falls, a 240-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away.
Maid of the Mist Creek Falls is located at 45.4207° N, 110.9692° 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.