Ptarmigan Falls is a waterfall on Ptarmigan Creek in Glacier County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region. It lies about 36.4 miles northwest of North Browning and roughly 135.3 miles north of Missoula as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 drops.
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.
Glacier County holds 83 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Redrock Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away. McDermott Falls, a 50-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3 miles away. Apikuni Falls, a 100-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away.
Ptarmigan Falls is located at 48.8216° N, 113.7116° 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.