Ahern Glacier Falls is a waterfall on meltwater of Ahern Glacier in Glacier County, Montana, in the Canadian Rockies region, with a total height of about 1,680 feet. It lies about 37 miles northeast of Columbia Falls and roughly 136.1 miles north of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 1,680 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 123 Montana waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 3rd. The water comes down as 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.
There are 83 recorded waterfalls in Glacier County. Pyramid Creek Falls, a 500-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. Upper Ipasha Falls, a 480-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.4 miles away. Ipasha Falls, a 580-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.5 miles away.
Ahern Glacier Falls is located at 48.8368° N, 113.7798° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.