Cascade Falls is a waterfall on Cascade Creek in Sanders County, Montana, in the Northern Rockies region, with a total height of about 360 feet. It lies about 11.2 miles south of Plains and roughly 49.1 miles northwest of Missoula as the crow flies.
At 360 feet it is taller than the typical Montana waterfall of about 250 feet, ranking 46th of 123 with a recorded height.
The Northern Rockies are rugged, glaciated mountains with dense forests of western red cedar, hemlock, larch and Douglas fir in the moist valleys and alpine terrain above. Abundant snowmelt feeds rivers and cascading creeks. Cascade Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and Cascade Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 4 recorded waterfalls in Sanders County. Lost Creek Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is about 18.8 miles away. Rambiker Falls, is about 23.1 miles away across the state line in Idaho.
Cascade Falls is located at 47.3022° N, 114.8261° 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.