Paiota Falls is a 320-foot waterfall on Mokowanis River in Glacier County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region. It lies about 37.7 miles northeast of Columbia Falls and roughly 138.3 miles north of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 320 feet it is taller than the typical Montana waterfall of about 250 feet, ranking 51st of 123 with a recorded height. By form it is 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. Mokowanis River carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 560 feet.
Glacier County holds 83 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Atsina Falls, a 320-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Raven Quiver Falls, a 560-foot horsetail waterfall, is under a mile away. Mokowanis Cascade, a 480-foot cascade waterfall, is under a mile away.
Paiota Falls is located at 48.8720° N, 113.8497° 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.