Skalkaho Falls is a waterfall on Falls Creek in Ravalli County, Montana, in the Middle Rockies region, with a total height of about 80 feet. It lies about 16 miles east of Hamilton and roughly 43.2 miles south of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 80 feet it is on the modest side for Montana, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 250 feet; it ranks 91st of 123. 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. Falls Creek carries 11 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 1,054 feet.
There are 7 recorded waterfalls in Ravalli County. Canyon Falls, a 400-foot slide waterfall, is about 23.7 miles away. Star Falls, is about 26.3 miles away.
Skalkaho Falls is located at 46.2575° N, 113.8266° 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.